cover image The Politics of Rich and Poor: Wealth and the American Electorate in the Reagan Aftermath

The Politics of Rich and Poor: Wealth and the American Electorate in the Reagan Aftermath

Kevin P. Phillips. Harper Perennial, $11 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-06-097396-4

Economic analysis and historical comparisons blend to show that Reagan's presidency left a huge concentration of wealth at the top that harms the poor, adds to the mounting debt and allows foreigners to grab large chunks of America. ``A stunning refutation of George Gilder's Wealth and Poverty , Phillips's dispassionate report offers no solutions yet zeros in on key problems,'' said PW. (June)