A generation of sociopaths : how the baby boomers betrayed America /

A generation of sociopaths : how the baby boomers betrayed America /

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Author / Creator:Gibney, Bruce, author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:New York : Hachette Books, [2017]
Description:xxxiii, 430 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Baby boom generation -- United States.
Baby boom generation -- United States -- Attitudes.
Baby boom generation.
Baby boom generation -- Attitudes.
Economic history.
Social policy.
United States -- Social policy -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
United States.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11316359
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ISBN:9780316395786 (hardcover)
0316395781 (hardcover)
9781478941385 (audio download)
9781478945291 (audio book)
9780316395809 (ebook)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:Gibney shows how America was hijacked by a generation whose reckless self-indulgence degraded the foundations of American prosperity. Acting without empathy, prudence, or respect for facts-- acting, in other words, as sociopaths-- they turned American dynamism into stagnation, inequality, and bipartisan fiasco. In the 2030s damage to Social Security, public finances, and the environment will become catastrophic and possibly irreversible. Gibney argues that younger generations have a fleeting window to hold the boomers accountable and begin restoring America.

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