01576cam a2200313 4500 2357474422 TxAuBib 20120913120000.0 120330s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012012879 9781586489694 hbk. 1586489690 hbk. (OCoLC)744287724 DLC eng DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP BDX OCLCO CZA BWX MLY BUR IAD VP@ ORX MOF CDX TxAuBib Barlett, Donald L. The betrayal of the American dream [BOOK] / Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele. 1st ed. New York : PublicAffairs, 2012. xxi, 289 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Assault on the middle class -- The cost of free trade -- Made in America? -- Phantom jobs -- The great tax heist -- The end of retirement -- Deregulation: economic chaos -- Globalization shanghaied -- Restoring the American Dream. Examines the formidable challenges facing the middle class, calling for fundamental changes while surveying the extent of the problem and identifying the people and agencies most responsible. 20120913. Middle class United States Economic conditions 21st century. Working class United States Economic conditions 21st century. United States Economic conditions 2009- United States Economic policy 2009- Steele, James B.