One billion Americans : the case for thinking bigger / Matthew Yglesias.
Title:
One billion Americans : the case for thinking bigger / Matthew Yglesias.
ISBN:
9780593190210
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Publication Information:
[New York, New York] : Portfolio / Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020]
Physical Description:
xx, 267 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction: America is too small -- The problem. A very short history of American power -- America is empty -- The dismal economics of child rearing -- The solution. Taking families seriously -- More and better immigrants -- Comeback cities -- We can have nice things. Curing housing scarcity -- Getting around -- A land of plenty -- Epilogue: We the (not enough) people.
Summary:
What would actually make America great: more people. If the most challenging crisis in living memory has shown us anything, it's that America has lost the will and the means to lead. We can't compete with the huge clusters of the global marketplace with our crumbling transit and unaffordable housing- or by letting our population diminish. Exactly how many Americans do we need to win? According to Matthew Yglesias, one billion. One Billion Americans is the provocative yet logical argument that if we aren't moving forward, we're losing. Vox cofounder Yglesias invites us to think bigger, while taking the problems of decline seriously. What really contributes to national prosperity should not be controversial: supporting parents and children, welcoming immigrants and their contributions, and exploring creative policies that support growth- like more housing, better transportation, improved education, revitalized welfare, and climate change mitigation. Drawing on examples and solutions from around the world, Yglesias shows not only that we can do this, but why we must.--taken from book jacket
OCLC Number:
on1133277960
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