Economic Apartheid in America:

A Primer on Economic Inequality and Insecurity

Authors:

Chuck Collins and Felice Yeskel with United for a Fair Economy and Class Action

Publisher:

The New Press

ISBN:

1-59558-015-8

Pages:

272

Price:

$18.95

Hurricane Katrina exposed the dramatic race and class cleavages that divide the United States. Students and researchers who want to delve deeper into the reality and causes of inequality in America will enjoy this newly updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America.

This book looks at the causes and manifestations of income and wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, and recent corporate scandals. The book explores recent changes in income and wealth distribution and examines the economic policies and shifts in power that have fueled the growing divide.

Focusing on the decline of organized labor and civic institutions, the battle over global trade, and the growing inequality of income and wages, Economic Apartheid in America argues that most Americans are shut out of the discussion of the rules governing their economic lives.

Accessible and engaging, illustrated throughout with charts, graphs, and political cartoons, the book lays out a comprehensive plan for action.

"Terse, shocking, and richly documented, Economic Apartheid in America is both an indispensable resource and a call to arms!"
—Barbara Ehrenreich, author, Nickle and Dimed