Author | Paul Krugman |
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Language | English |
Subject | Modern liberalism |
Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Publication date | October 1, 2007[1] |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 296 pp |
ISBN | 0-393-06069-1 |
OCLC | 154706837 |
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LC Class | HC110.I5 K74 2007 |
The Conscience of a Liberal is a 2007 book written by economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman. It was 24th on the New York Times Best Seller list in November 2007.[2] The title was used originally in Senator Paul Wellstone's book of the same name in 2001. Wellstone's title was a response to Barry Goldwater's 1960 book The Conscience of a Conservative. In the book, Krugman studies the past 80 years of American history in the context of economic inequality. A central theme is the reemergence of both economic and political inequality since the 1970s. Krugman analyzes the causes behind these events and proposes a "new New Deal" for America.[1]