Reaganomics : rhetoric vs. reality / Frank Ackerman.

Includes bibliographical references and footnotes.

1. The way the world doesn't work -- 2. Gurus and flakes: Friedman Gilder -- 3. For the taxpayer who has everything -- 4. The price of war -- 5. Chopping through the net -- 6. Zapping labor -- 7. The smell of success -- 8. Which way out?

"This broad, lively analysis demonstrates the structural basis of our current economic crisis and the bankruptcy of supply side theory. It provides a powerful account of the biases in the Reagan tax cut and destroys the myth that the insane level of military expenditures is needed for defending America. Reaganomics: Rhetoric vs. Reality shows the holes in the safety net, the anti-labor bias in Reagan;s polices and the real reasons for deregulation. This important book s needed to help expose the twin philosophies of social selfishness and ideological self righteousness motivating the current administration." -- back cover.