Can I read The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution : Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic on EtoBox?

The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution : Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic by Ganesh Sitaraman is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution : Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic about?

In this original, provocative contribution to the debate over economic inequality, Ganesh Sitaraman argues that a strong and sizable middle class is a prerequisite for America's constitutional system. A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 For most of Western history, Sitaraman argues, constitutional thinkers assumed economic inequality was inevitable and inescapable—and they designed governments to prevent class divisions from spilling over into class warfare. The American Constitution is different. Compared to Europe and the ancient world, America was a society of almost unprecedented economic equality, and the founding generation saw this equality as essential for the preservation of America's republic. Over the next two centuries, generations of Americans fought to sustain the economic preconditions for our constitutional system. But today, with economic and political inequality on the rise, Sitaraman says Americans face a choice: Will we accept rising economic inequality and risk oligarchy or will we rebuild the middle class and reclaim our republic? The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution is a tour de force of history, philosophy, law, and politics. It makes a compelling c

Who reads The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution : Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic?

Author

Ganesh Sitaraman

Publisher

Vintage

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780451493910

Category

history

Subjects

Law, Business, Science

Rating

4.16 / 5 (109 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14