Good Rich and What They Cost Us

by Robert F. Dalzell Jr.

Book Overview

Is it possible for a democracy to include a tiny group of citizens who are vastly richer than the rest of us? What does that do to our cherished ideal of democratic equality?

This timely and provocative book addresses a great paradox at the core of the American Dream: a passionate belief in the principles of democracy combined with an equally passionate celebration of wealth. Americans treasure an open, equal society, yet we also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300175590
• ISBN13: 9780300175592
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"