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- catalog abstract ""In his latest book of interlinked essays, cultural critic Vijay Prashad examines the contradictions of the American economy. He assesses a range of related issues: the oft-vaunted US economy, propped up by the rising debt of poor and middle-class workers; welfare policies that punish those attempting to escape the grip of debt and poverty; and a prison industry that regulates and houses the unemployed, as well as a reserve army of laborers." "Prashad argues that the advent of mass production and advertising has converted citizens into consumers whose desires are captured by the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses." Yet, as Prashad so persuasively demonstrates, "keeping up with the Joneses" is a trap: Americans have gone into massive consumer debt, with the poorest forty percent of the public borrowing money to compensate for stagnant incomes, not to spend on luxuries. Only the richest twenty percent borrow money to invest in stocks. Not surprisingly, in the last few years, income and wealth differentials have risen to record highs. By making crystal-clear connections between the economy, welfare reform and the profit-driven prison industrial complex, Prashad offers a vision for a sustainable and vital anti-imperialist movement."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog alternative "American scheme".
- catalog contributor b12971108.
- catalog contributor b12971109.
- catalog coverage "United States Economic conditions 1945-".
- catalog coverage "United States Economic conditions 2001-".
- catalog coverage "United States Economic conditions 2001-2009.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""In his latest book of interlinked essays, cultural critic Vijay Prashad examines the contradictions of the American economy. He assesses a range of related issues: the oft-vaunted US economy, propped up by the rising debt of poor and middle-class workers; welfare policies that punish those attempting to escape the grip of debt and poverty; and a prison industry that regulates and houses the unemployed, as well as a reserve army of laborers." "Prashad argues that the advent of mass production and advertising has converted citizens into consumers whose desires are captured by the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses." Yet, as Prashad so persuasively demonstrates, "keeping up with the Joneses" is a trap: Americans have gone into massive consumer debt, with the poorest forty percent of the public borrowing money to compensate for stagnant incomes, not to spend on luxuries. Only the richest twenty percent borrow money to invest in stocks. Not surprisingly, in the last few years, income and wealth differentials have risen to record highs. By making crystal-clear connections between the economy, welfare reform and the profit-driven prison industrial complex, Prashad offers a vision for a sustainable and vital anti-imperialist movement."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Respect -- America -- Debt -- Prison -- Workfare -- Movement.".
- catalog extent "xxvi, 214 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Keeping up with the Dow Joneses.".
- catalog identifier "0896086895 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0896086909".
- catalog isFormatOf "Keeping up with the Dow Joneses.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : South End Press,".
- catalog relation "Keeping up with the Dow Joneses.".
- catalog spatial "United States Economic conditions 1945-".
- catalog spatial "United States Economic conditions 2001-".
- catalog spatial "United States Economic conditions 2001-2009.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "305.5/6/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Debt United States.".
- catalog subject "HC106.83 .P73 2003".
- catalog subject "Marginality, Social United States.".
- catalog subject "Prisons United States.".
- catalog subject "Public welfare United States.".
- catalog subject "Social movements United States.".
- catalog subject "Welfare recipients Employment United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Respect -- America -- Debt -- Prison -- Workfare -- Movement.".
- catalog title "American scheme".
- catalog title "Keeping up with the Dow Joneses : debt, prison, workfare / Vijay Prashad.".
- catalog type "text".