The best of times, the worst of times: the critical duality of the Reagan Years -- Wealth, populism and the genius of American Politics -- Wealth and poverty: the spirit of federal policy and income distribution during the Reagan Era -- Wealth and favoritism: the specifics of federal policy and income redistribution during the Reagan Era -- America's shrinking share of global wealth -- The new plutography of 1980s America -- George Bush and the threshold of the 1990s.
Summary
Republican policies in the 1980s will produce a reversal of the public's political sympathies in the 1990s.