{"product_id":"democracy-at-risk-jeff-gates-9780738204833","title":"Democracy at Risk: Rescuing Main Street from Wall Street","description":"\"A bible for a powerful populism that will arise after the latest Gilded Age is over. Read it and run, or read it and recover your sense of what it could mean to actually live in a democratic society.\" -- Paul Hawken, author, \u003ci\u003eNatural Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ecology of Commerce\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Gates] offers an ambitious \"populist vision.\" You may not like its answers, but you can't ignore the questions.\" -- Cheryl Dahle, Fast Company \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A political-economic manifesto for the new millennium. This persuasive and well-documented work will generate thoughtful discussion.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Citing alarming statistics, Jeff Gates convincingly argues that the current economic boom is largely a mirage, buoyed by policies that continue to reward the wealthy and punish the poor. With equal measures of passion and incisive reasoning, he proposes an ambitious yet practical program of financial, political, and economic reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Gates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738204838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738204833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.00w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 153","brand":"Jeff Gates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425049395455,"sku":"9780738204833","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6918973-afe0-4f7a-9257-29f1f4d034b6.jpg?v=1761536657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracy-at-risk-jeff-gates-9780738204833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}