The Middle-Class New Deal - Restoring Upward Mobility and the American Dream

"We are at a moment of reckoning as a country, and this bold and ambitious book should be at the center of the conversation on what can be done to make the American Dream more realistic for the many--not just the few. The Middle-Class New Deal will build an army of converts and allies for the policy revolution Dickerson bravely champions."--Dorothy Brown, author of The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans--and How We Can Fix It

"Mechele Dickerson's book sounds the clarion call for the beleaguered middle class. In unblinking terms, she exposes how working families who once had adequate incomes increasingly must pay for their basic expenses with credit. The stability of those households--and our country--depends on heeding her call."--Patricia A. McCoy, author of Sharing Risk: The Path to Economic Well-Being for All

"Powerfully argues that initiatives as bold and comprehensive as the New Deal are the only way to salvage a precarious middle class--and to ensure access for marginalized households historically excluded from gains. A must-read."--Chrystin Ondersma, author of Dignity not Debt: An Abolitionist Approach to Economic Justice

Info autore

A. Mechele Dickerson is Arthur L. Moller Chair in Bankruptcy Law and Practice at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and author of Homeownership and America's Financial Underclass.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: A. Mechele Dickerson
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.01.2026
• EAN: 9780520423398
• ISBN: 978-0-520-42339-8
• Pagine: 308
• Illustrazioni: 8 b-w figures
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, Sociology, Business & Economics / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social welfare & social services, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, Social welfare and social services, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, LAW / Reform & Transformation, Social security and welfare law, Social security & welfare law