EPI News
JULY 2006
Say "NO!' to YO-YO economics!
All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair EconomyAll
Together Now
Common Sense
for a Fair Economy
All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy — by
Jared Bernstein, senior economist of the Economic Policy
Institute — explores how the modern-day "you're on your
own" approach, or YO-YO Economics, has trumped a sense of
collaboration and joint responsibility (a WITT — "we're in
this together"— strategy) and thus distorted America's
current political and economic debate. The book shows how
runaway self-reliance not only has unbalanced the economic
and political discourse, but also, and more importantly,
has hamstrung efforts to develop effective solutions to
shared social and economic problems.
A Chorus of Praise...
Jared Bernstein is to most economic writers what Red Bull
is to decaf latte. In All Together Now he makes such a
rousing case for mutual responsibility and shared risk that
you'll leap out of your chair and into action. Everyone in
the sub-billionaire class needs to read this book and send
a gift copy to his or her elected officials.
—Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed and Bait
and Switch
This vitally important and readable book couldn't have
arrived at a better time. With common sense and common
decency, Bernstein shows where we've gone off course and
how to find our way back.
—Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy, University of
California at Berkeley, and former U.S. Secretary of Labor
Jared Bernstein is a passionate economist who provides hard
data to describe the world as it is, and ideas to make the
world more just. All Together Now should be read and
debated by all who know that the status quo is failing us
and seek a daring and bracing examination of the reasons for
our discontent.
—E. J. Dionne, syndicated columnist, author of Why
Americans Hate Politics and Stand Up Fight Back, and
Professor at Georgetown University
Jared Bernstein provides a smart look at the American
economy, one deeply rooted in American values. All Together
Now explains the importance of having an economy that puts
people first and ensures a fair shake for all.
—Senator John Edwards
$12.00, 120 pages
ISBN: 1-57675-387-5
Read the introduction
Purchase All Together Now
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