Crunch (book)
Book by Jared Bernstein
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::summary Book by Jared Bernstein ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Crunch (book).jpg |
| name | Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries) |
| author | Jared Bernstein |
| publisher | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
| pub_date | 2008 |
| pages | 240 |
| isbn | 978-1-57675-477-1 |
| dewey | 330.973 22 |
| congress | HC106.83 .B472 2008 |
| oclc | 156834521 |
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| image = Crunch (book).jpg| | name = Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries) | author = Jared Bernstein | publisher = Berrett-Koehler Publishers | pub_date = 2008 | pages = 240 | isbn = 978-1-57675-477-1 | dewey= 330.973 22 | congress= HC106.83 .B472 2008 | oclc= 156834521
Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries) () is a book written by Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, and published in 2008. In it, Bernstein offers a layman's introduction to how the U.S. economic system works. Using economic inequality as the basis of his argument, Bernstein explains why Americans still feel squeezed during boom times, what he believes is wrong with the economy, and how he believes it could be improved for the greater common good.
Reception
The book received reviews from publications including Publishers Weekly and Labor Studies Journal.
References
References
- (March 31, 2008). "Nonfiction Book Review: Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (and Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries)". Publishers Weekly.
- King, Judi. (August 2010). "Book Review: Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries). By Jared Bernstein.". Labor Studies Journal.
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