Just Around the Corner The Paradox of the Jobless Recovery

"Stanley Aronowitz is the most important scholar on the past and
present U.S. working class. From his classic False Promises to this
courageous and timely book, he has put forward the most profound
analysis and challenging vision of deep democracy here and abroad."
?Cornel West, Princeton University

Americans have always believed that economic growth leads to job
growth. In this groundbreaking analysis, Stanley Aronowitz argues that
this is no longer true. Just Around the Corner examines the state of the
American economy as planned by Democrats and Republicans over
the last thirty years. Aronowitz finds that economic growth has become
"delinked" from job creation, and that unemployment and
underemployment are a permanent condition of our economy. He
traces the historical roots of this state of affairs and sees under the
surface of booms and busts a continuum of economic austerity that
creates financial windfalls for the rich at the expense of most
Americans. Aronowitz also explores the cultural and political processes
by which we have come to describe and accept economics in the
United States. He concludes by presenting a concrete plan of action
that would guarantee employment and living wages for all Americans.

With both measured analysis and persuasive reasoning, Just Around
the Corner provides an indispensable guide to our current economic
predicament and a bold challenge to economists and policymakers.

Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. How We Got Here: A Snapshot Economic History of America
2. The Reagan Revolution, The Clinton "Boom" and the Downsizing of
America
3. It's the Technology, Stupid
4. The Price of Neo-Liberal Globalization
5. A Real Jobs and Income Program