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008			170127s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781250108708 (paperback)
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041			_aEng
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050	1	4	_aHN 90 _bC874c 2017
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100	1		_aCowen, Tyler, _d1962-
245	1	4	_aThe complacent class : _bthe self-defeating quest for the American dream / _cTyler Cowen.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Press, _c2017.
300			_a241 pages ; _c25 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-231) and index.
505	0		_aThe complacent class and its dangers -- Why Americans have stopped moving, or is your hometown really so special? -- The reemergence of segregation -- Why Americans stopped creating -- The respite of the well-ordered match: love, music, and even your dog -- Why Americans stopped rioting and instead legalized marijuana -- How a dynamic society looks and feels -- Political stagnation, the dwindling of true democracy, and Alexis de Tocqueville as prophet of our time -- The return of chaos, and why the complacent class cannot hold.
520			_aExamines the trend of Americans away from the traditionally mobile, risk-accepting, and adaptable tendencies that defined them for much of recent history, and toward stagnation and comfort, and how this development has the potential to make future changes more disruptive. --Publisher's description.
650		0	_aSocial mobility _zUnited States.
650		4	_aMovilidad social _zEstados Unidos _97224
650		0	_aSocial classes _zUnited States.
650		4	_aClases sociales _zEstados Unidos _93232
651		0	_aUnited States _xSocial conditions _y1980-
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xCondiciones sociales _y1980- _92135
651		0	_aUnited States _xEconomic conditions _y2009-
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