All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy (ISBN 978-1-57675-387-3) is a book written by Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, and published in 2006. In it, Bernstein lays the groundwork of what he argues are deep-rooted problems within the U.S. economic system and offers a collaborative solution in which economic risk is shouldered equally at all levels. Bernstein uses the issues of globalization, health care, and income inequality as his case examples of how to improve government policy.
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| Author | Jared Bernstein |
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| Publisher | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Pages | 154 |
| ISBN | 978-1-57675-387-3 |
| OCLC | 68812247 |
| 330.973 22 | |
| LC Class | HC106.83 .B47 2006 |
Bernstein often uses the acronyms WITT (we're in this together) and YOYO (you're on your own) to define a basic difference in contemporary political thinking. He promotes the benefits of a "WITT" ideal while describing faults of a "YOYO" attitude.
Reception edit
The book received a generally positive reception, receiving reviews from academic journals including New Labor Forum and Community Development (Taylor & Francis), along with having excerpts published in The New York Times.[1][2][3]
The book was also reviewed by the magazine Industrial Worker[4] and a number of other publications.[5][6][7][8]
References edit
- ^ Witt, Matt (Winter 2007). "Out of the Mainstream: Books and Films You May Have Missed". New Labor Forum. 16 (1): 144–147. doi:10.1080/10957960601113530.
- ^ Collins, Timothy (Winter 2007). "Book Review of All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy". Community Development. 38 (4). Taylor & Francis: 95–97. doi:10.1080/15575330709489822. S2CID 218558967.
- ^ "Excerpts From 'All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy' by Jared Bernstein". The New York Times. July 19, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Industrial Worker #1686 (July/August 2006)". Industrial Worker. July–August 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Tom White, "A philosophy of failure: YOYOs in charge don't want government to work", The Charleston Gazette, 19 July 2006, p 5A.
- ^ Gregory Stanford, "YOYOs had us on a string, but that may be changing", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec 2006, p J4.
- ^ M. J. Anderson, "Bewitched by bad economics", The Providence Journal, 23 June 2006, pB5.
- ^ "How Capitalism Works Now", The American Prospect (Nov 2006, vol 17, no 11), pp 54-56.