{"product_id":"the-vanishing-american-dream-a-frank-look-at-the-economic-realities-facing-middle-and-lower-income-americans-hardcover","title":"The Vanishing American Dream: A Frank Look at the Economic Realities Facing Middle- And Lower-Income Americans - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGene Ludwig\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs we remap our economy, we have an opportunity to rebuild the American Dream for the long-term.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The gap between low- and moderate-income Americans and their wealthier counterparts has become unconscionably wide. A post-pandemic economic recovery presents an opportunity to address this deeper, troubling challenge and to rectify the economic injustice that threatens so many Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2019, founder and CEO of Promontory Financial Group Gene Ludwig gathered a bipartisan group of the nation's foremost economic thinkers -- academics and politicians, CEOs and former presidential advisors -- to break with convention and candidly discuss that widening gap. \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing American Dream: A Frank Look at the Economic Realities Facing Middle- and Lower-Income Americans\u003c\/i\u003e comes from their insights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The opportunity to rebuild our economy should inspire the most important conversations and ideas of our time. The dialogue captured in this book provides broad and experienced perspectives on inequality and policy shortcomings, along with examples of ideas that have successfully narrowed the wealth gap, from government investment to the role of the private sector. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining expertise with optimism, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to take a seat at the table for a bracing look at the road back to widespread opportunity, security, and prosperity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With Contributions By: Sarah Bloom Raskin, Glenn Hubbard, Deval Patrick, Robert Shiller, Larry Summers, Luke Bronin, Daryl Byrd, Oren Cass, Jacob Hacker Heather Gerken, Susan Krause Bell, Andrea Levere, Zachary Liscow, Jonathan Macey, Daniel Markovits, Mary Miller, Michael Moskow, David Newville, Steven Pearlstein, Isabel Sawhill, Jay Shambaugh, Anika Singh Lemar, and Andrew Tisch.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Ludwig, \u003c\/b\u003e 27th Comptroller of the Currency, is a business and civic leader and expert on banking, regulation, risk management, and fiscal policy. In 2019, he founded the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP), a non-profit dedicated to improving the economic well-being of low- and middle-income Americans through research and education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, Politico, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a master's degree from Oxford University and a J.D. from Yale University, where he was on the \u003ci\u003eYale Law Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand chairman of Yale Legislative Services. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mismeasurement of America\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 275\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410629988589,"sku":"9781633310445","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/the-vanishing-american-dream-a-frank-look-at-the-economic-realities-facing-middle-and-lower-income-americans-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}