TY - BOOK AU - Leicht,Kevin T. AU - Fitzgerald,Scott T. TI - Middle class meltdown in America: causes, consequences, and remedies SN - 9781315885506 PY - 2014///, c2011 CY - New York PB - Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group KW - Middle class KW - United States KW - Financial crises KW - Consumer credit KW - Economic conditions KW - 2009- KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - First published 2006 by Worth Publishers; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The illusion of middle class prosperity in the United States -- 2. The struggling middle class -- 3. Macroeconomics and the income/credit squeeze -- 4. Robbing the productivity train -- 5. Where did all that credit come from? -- 6. From Washington to Wall Street : marketing the illusion -- 7. The great recession of 2008-2009 : the illusion exposed -- 8. The consequences of the middle class meltdown -- 9. What can we Do? a manifesto for the middle classs; Also available in print edition UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9781315885506 ER -