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Bootstrapped audiobook
- By: Alissa Quart
- Narrator: Beth Hicks
- Category: Political Science, Public Policy, Social Policy
- Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 14, 2023
- Language: English
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Bootstrapped Audiobook Summary
An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilled
The promise that you can “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is central to the story of the American Dream. It’s the belief that if you work hard and rely on your own resources, you will eventually succeed. However, time and again we have seen how this foundational myth, with its emphasis on individual determination, brittle self-sufficiency, and personal accomplishment, does not help us. Instead, as income inequality rises around us, we are left with shame and self-blame for our condition.
Acclaimed journalist Alissa Quart argues that at the heart of our suffering is a do-it-yourself ethos, the misplaced belief in our own independence and the conviction that we must rely on ourselves alone. Looking at a range of delusions and half solutions—from “grit” to the false Horatio Alger story to the rise of GoFundMe—Quart reveals how we have been steered away from robust social programs that would address the root causes of our problems. Meanwhile, the responsibility for survival has been shifted onto the backs of ordinary people, burdening generations with debt instead of providing the social safety net we so desperately need.
Insightful, sharply argued, and characterized by Quart’s lively writing and deep reporting, and for fans of Evicted and Nickel and Dimed, Bootstrapped is a powerful examination of what ails us at a societal level and a plan for how we can free ourselves from these self-defeating narratives.
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Bootstrapped Full Details
| Narrator | Beth Hicks |
| Length | 7 hours 26 minutes |
| Author | Alissa Quart |
| Category | |
| Publisher | HarperAudio |
| Release date | March 14, 2023 |
| ISBN | 9780063028043 |
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The publisher of the Bootstrapped is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: nonfiction, 2023, history, history books, political books, world, science, economics books, political, philosophy, rich, mental health, relationships, psychology, professional, sociology, anthropology, economics, international, politics, biography, leadership, social science, cultural studies, political science, social studies, poverty, sociology books, management, social, american economic history, disability, capitalism, government, federal reserve, middle class, economic history, political science books, reserve, social justice, development, political philosophy, squeezed, public health, public, public policy, downloaded, poor, geopolitics, purchased, bootstrap, policy, economic, done, queue, social commentary, political theory, politics economics, 2023 new releases, abhijit banerjee, american dream, lower class, individualism, political issues, non-profits, philanthropy, inequality, social economics, big idea books, evicted, alissa quart, social inequality, rich vs poor, alicia quart, alissa quark, barbara ehrenreich, barbra ehrenreich, boot-strapping, bootstrapping, economic hardship, economic hardship reporting, gofundme, nickel and dimed, not-for-profits, notforprofit, social funding, wealth disparity, justice, world politics, federal, economic development, Political Science, Public Policy, Social Policy, Political Science, Public Policy, Economic Policy The BISAC Subject Code is Political Science, Public Policy, Social Policy
Additional info
The publisher of the Bootstrapped is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780063028043.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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