The Conscience of a Liberal

The Conscience of a Liberal
The Conscience of a Liberal cover
AuthorPaul Krugman
LanguageEnglish
SubjectModern liberalism
PublisherW. W. Norton
Publication date
October 1, 2007[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages296 pp
ISBN0-393-06069-1
OCLC154706837
339.2/20973 22
LC ClassHC110.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]

  1. ^ a b "The Conscience of a Liberal". W. W. Norton & Company. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  2. ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction – New York Times". The New York Times. 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2008-06-23.