Peck, Don.

Pinched : how the Great Recession has narrowed our futures and what we can do about it / Don Peck. - 1st ed. - 223 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-214) and index.

Not your father's recession -- The two-speed society -- Two depressions and a long malaise -- Generation "R": the changing fortunes of America's youth -- Housebound: the middle class after the bust -- Plutonomy: the very rich in recession and recovery -- Underclass: men and family in a jobless age -- The politics of the next ten years -- A way forward.

Presents cautionary predictions about American life in the aftermath of the recession that describes long-term consequences being faced by Americans from every walk of life.

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Working class--United States.
Middle class--United States.

330.973 / P366