000			05368cam a2200493 i 4500
001			20350753
003			DE-4047
005			20230208141927.0
008			180208s2018 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2017054216
020			_a9780190866280 (hardback)
020			_a9780190866297 (updf)
020			_a9780190866303 (epub)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dDLC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aJC423 _b.E348 2018
082	0	0	_a320.56/62 _223
084			_aPOL000000 _aPOL016000 _aPOL015000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aEichengreen, Barry J. _eauthor. _9119
245	1	4	_aThe populist temptation : _beconomic grievance and political reaction in the modern era / _cBarry Eichengreen.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bOxford University Press, _c2018.
300			_axiv, 244 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Populist Archetype -- Chapter 2. American Panorama -- Chapter 3. Luddites and Laborers -- Chapter 4. Voyage of the Bismarck -- Chapter 5. The Associationalist Way -- Chapter 6. Unemployment and Reaction -- Chapter 7. The Age of Moderation -- Chapter 8. Things Come Apart -- Chapter 9. Trumped Up -- Chapter 10. Breaking Point -- Chapter 11. Containment -- Chapter 12. Au Revoir Europe? -- Chapter 13. Prospects.
520			_a" In the last few years, populism--of the right, left, and center varieties--has spread like wildfire throughout the world. The impulse reached its apogee in the United States with the election of Trump, but it was a force in Europe ever since the Great Recession sent the European economy into a prolonged tailspin. In the simplest terms, populism is a political ideology that vilifies economic and political elites and instead lionizes 'the people.' The people, populists of all stripes contend, need to retake power from the unaccountable elites who have left them powerless. And typically, populists' distrust of elites shades into a catchall distrust of trained experts because of their perceived distance from and contempt for 'the people.' Another signature element of populist movements is faith in a savior who can not only speak directly to the people, but also serve as a vessel for the plain people's hopes and dreams. Going back to the 1890s, a series of such saviors have come and gone in the US alone, from William Jennings Bryan to Huey Long to--finally--Donald Trump. In The Populist Temptation, the eminent economic historian Barry Eichengreen focuses on the global resurgence of populism today and places it in a deep context. Alternating between the present and earlier populist waves from modern history, he argues that populists tend to thrive most in the wake of economic downturns, when it is easy to convince the masses of elite malfeasance. Yet while there is more than a grain of truth that bankers, financiers, and 'bought' politicians are responsible for the mess, populists' own solutions tend to be simplistic and economically counterproductive. Moreover, by arguing that the ordinary people are at the mercy of extra-national forces beyond their control--international capital, immigrants, cosmopolitan globalists--populists often degenerate into demagoguery and xenophobia. There is no one solution to addressing the concerns that populists raise, but Eichengreen argues that there is an obvious place to start: shoring up and improving the welfare state so that it is better able to act as a buffer for those who suffer most during economic slumps. For example, America's patchwork welfare state was not well equipped to deal with the economic fallout that attended globalization and the decline of manufacturing in America, and that played no small part in Trump's victory. Lucidly explaining both the appeals and dangers of populism across history, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not just the populist phenomenon, but more generally the lasting political fallout that follows in the wake of major economic crises. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Populism, a political movement with anti-elite, authoritarian and nativist tendencies, typically spearheaded by a charismatic leader, is an old phenomenon but also a very new and disturbing one at that. The Populist Temptation is an effort to understand the wellsprings of populist movements and why the threat they pose to mainstream political parties and pluralistic democracy has been more successfully contained in some cases than others"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPopulism _xHistory.
650		0	_aPopulism _xEconomic aspects.
650		0	_aWelfare state _9120
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties. _2bisacsh
653			_aDistinguished Visitor
653			_aKurt Viermetz Distinguished Visitor
653			_aClass of Fall 2016
653			_aClass of Fall 2022
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _d1 _eecip _f20 _gy-gencatlg
942			_2lcc _cNC
999			_c329 _d329
003			DE-4047