''All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy'' () is a book written by
Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to
Vice President Joe Biden, and published in 2006. In it, Bernstein lays the groundwork of what he argues are deep-rooted problems within the
U.S. economic system and offers a collaborative solution in which economic risk is shouldered equally at all levels. Bernstein uses the issues of
globalization,
health care
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, and
income inequality as his case examples of how to improve
government policy.
Bernstein often uses the acronyms WITT (we're in this together) and YOYO (you're on your own) to define a basic difference in contemporary political thinking. He promotes the benefits of a "WITT" ideal while describing faults of a "YOYO" attitude.
Reception
The book received a generally positive reception, receiving reviews from academic journals including ''
New Labor Forum
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'' and ''Community Development'' (
Taylor & Francis), along with having excerpts published in ''
The New York Times''.
The book was also reviewed by the magazine ''
Industrial Worker'' and a number of other publications.
["How Capitalism Works Now", ''The American Prospect'' (Nov 2006, vol 17, no 11), pp 54-56.]
References
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2006 non-fiction books
American non-fiction books
Economics books