Economics & Inequality Retirement Security Education Health Care Homeland Security Election Reform Media & Politics International Affairs TCF Project Sites: Donate to TCF Join our Listserv  Taking Note Home About TCF News Room Join our Listserv The New American Economy: A Rising Tide that Lifts Only Yachts     Email    Printer-Friendly Bernard Wasow, The Century Foundation, 7/10/2008 Download in PDF format The New American Economy looks at trends of income and wealth distribution in the United States. Particularly striking in this analysis is the heavy concentration of wealth in a small percentage of Americans and the widening gap between the rich and the poor in the United States, particularly when compared to other industrialized nations. Read other reports in the Reality Check series here. Originally Published in 2004, this publication was updated in July 2008. Edition: Online/Paper    Pages: 12    Price: $3.50 Copyright 2008 The Century Foundation. Privacy Policy NY Office: 41 East 70th Street—New York, New York—10021—Phone:212-535-4441—212-879-9197 DC Office: 1333 H Street, NW—10th Floor— Washington, D.C. 20005— Phone: 202-387-0400— Fax: 202-483-9430