Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures xi
4. List of Tables xiii
5. Preface to the First Edition xv
6. Introduction to the Paperback Edition xvii
7. CHAPTER 1. Debunking Economic Naturalism 1
8. CHAPTER 2. Making Sense of the Economy and Economics 14
9. CHAPTER 3. Plenty of Nothing: An Overview 24
10. CHAPTER 4. The State of the American Dream 49
11. CHAPTER 5. The Logic of Economic Power, Part I: Diagnosing the Problem 70
12. CHAPTER 6. The Logic of Economic Power, Part II: Policies for Prosperity 87
13. CHAPTER 7. The Triumph of Wall Street: Finance and the Federal Reserve 104
14. CHAPTER 8. From New Deal to Raw Deal: The Attack on Government 126
15. CHAPTER 9. Free Trade and the Race to the Bottom 156
16. CHAPTER 10. International Money: Who Governs? 176
17. CHAPTER 11. Structural Keynesianism and Globalization 194
18. CHAPTER 12. Recipe for a Depression 202
19. Epilogue: Ending Economic Fatalism 214
20. Notes 215
21. References 223
22. Index 229