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Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?
Thomas Geoghegan
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Try to imagine your life in a full-blown European social democracy, especially the German version. Free public goods, a bit of worker control, and whopping trade surpluses? Social democracy doesn’t sound too bad. Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? reveals where you might have been happieror at least had time off to be unhappy properly. It explains why Americans should pay attention to Germany, where ordinary people can work three hundred to four hundred hours a year less than we do and still have one of the most competitive economies in the world.
Try to imagine your life in a full-blown European social democracy, especially the German version. Free public goods, a bit of worker control, and whopping trade surpluses? Social democracy doesn’t sound too bad. Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? reveals where you might have been happieror at least had time off to be unhappy properly. It explains why Americans should pay attention to Germany, where ordinary people can work three hundred to four hundred hours a year less than we do and still have one of the most competitive economies in the world.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595587060
SKU
V9781595587060
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Ref
99-15
About Thomas Geoghegan
Thomas Geoghegan is a practicing attorney and the author of several books, including See You in Court, In America’s Court, and the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Which Side Are You On? (all available from The New Press). He has written for The Nation, the New York Times, and Harper’s. He lives in Chicago.
Reviews for Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?
Most diverting
[Geoghegan] has the great virtue of being witty and ironic—and to the point
A necessary primer.” —Jurek Martin, Financial Times Clever and immensely appealing.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation All dissatisfied Americans, not just progressives, should read the book.” —Jeremy Gantz, Alternet A travelogue, self-discovery prose and business book all ... Read more