The complacent class : the self-defeating quest for the American dream
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New York : St. Martin's Press, [2017].
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241 pages ; 25 cm.
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
305.513 COWEN 2017
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New York : St. Martin's Press, [2017].
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"Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. Our willingness to move, take risks, and adapt to change have produced a dynamic economy and a tradition of innovation from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs. The problem, according to ... Tyler Cowen, is that Americans today have broken from this tradition--we're working harder than ever to avoid change ... Cowen [believes that] there are significant collateral downsides attending this comfort, among them heightened inequality and segregation and decreased incentives to innovate and create"--Amazon.com.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cowen, T. (2017). The complacent class: the self-defeating quest for the American dream . St. Martin's Press.

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Cowen, Tyler. 2017. The Complacent Class: The Self-defeating Quest for the American Dream. St. Martin's Press.

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Cowen, Tyler. The Complacent Class: The Self-defeating Quest for the American Dream St. Martin's Press, 2017.

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Cowen, Tyler. The Complacent Class: The Self-defeating Quest for the American Dream St. Martin's Press, 2017.

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