Summary of The New Class Conflict

The New Class Conflict is Jeff Rubin's exploration of the way new labor dynamics are changing the American economy and creating a widening divide between the middle class and those at the very top. Rubin takes the reader on a journey, examining how market forces and globalization have led to the rise of a new class of the super-wealthy that is now " rewriting the rules of the economy, and in the process creating a whole new class conflict." From the rise of the "gig economy" to the hollowing out of the middle class to the shift of corporate profits to the wealthy, Rubin uncovers the sources of the growing economic divide that has become the defining characteristic of our modern world. Examining the winners and losers of the new economy, Rubin provides readers an understanding of how we arrived here, and why only bold, coordinated action can prevent greater financial insecurity in the future.