The book is filled with intriguing chapters on history and a bold analysis of present-day America. ... Gregory McNamee reviewed Kevin Philips Wealth and Democracy and found that the book "examined cycles of economic growth and decline from the founding days of the republic to the recent collapse of technology stocks, Phillips dispels notions of trickle-down wealth creation, pricks holes in speculative bubbles, and decries the ever-increasing "financialization" of the economy--all of which, he argues, have served to reduce the well-being of ordinary Americans and government alike. Highly reada...

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Carbon Credits In the book, The New Economy of Nature, the authors Gretchen C. Daily and Katherine Ellison give a detailed history of the evolution of carbon credits in chapter 2 titled : How to Make Carbon Charismatic. ... U.S. farmers who hoped to park their plows for money were disappointed when the plans went south. ...

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On the flip side of this, the workers coming from the south have their reasons for coming to America for work. ... This is made evident in Holmes book Fresh Fruit Broken Bodies, in chapter three; he gives a vivid account of the farm work, and also the medical and social issues that are accompanied with the farmers. ...

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