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{{Short description|2007 book by Paul Krugman}}
{{Infobox book
| name = The Conscience of a Liberal
| image =
| caption = ''The Conscience of a Liberal'' cover
| author = [[Paul Krugman]]
| language = English
| country = United States
| subject = [[Modern American liberalism|Modern liberalism]]
| genre =
| publisher = [[W. W. Norton & Company|W. W. Norton]]
| pub_date = October 1, 2007<ref name="norton"/>
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| pages = 296 pp
| isbn = 0-393-06069-1
| dewey = 339.2/20973 22
| congress = HC110.I5 K74 2007
| oclc = 154706837
}}
'''''The Conscience of a Liberal''''' is a 2007 book written by [[economist]] and Nobel laureate [[Paul Krugman]]. It was 24th on the
==Synopsis==
The book is a history of wealth and income gaps in the US in the 20th century. The book documents that the gap between rich and poor
He talks about the history of
Nevertheless, Krugman expresses optimism in Chapter 10 that demographic trends—particularly on race and culture—and what he sees as conservative overreach during the Bush years—are creating a new [[liberalism|center-left]] political environment and are slowly undermining the conservative movement
Finally, in Chapter 13, he talks about what it means to be a "[[liberal (politics)|liberal]]", about the rise in new progressive organizations—which, unlike conservative [[think tanks]], publications and other organizations, are actually more ''de-''centralized and independent-thinking—and how many more people appear to support "liberal" ''policies'' than are prepared to use that word to describe themselves. The book concludes with advice that, for the time being, liberals must be [[Partisan (political)|partisans]] until both major political parties accept the rationality of the New Deal.<ref>Krugman, ''The Conscience of a Liberal'', pp. 272–273</ref>
==Reviews and critiques==
The book received praise
==Related information==
''The Conscience of a Liberal'' is also the title of Krugman's economics and politics [[blog]], hosted by
A paperback edition of ''The Conscience of a Liberal'' was released in January 2009.
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* [http://krugmanonline.com/books/the-conscience-of-a-liberal.php ''The Conscience of a Liberal'' home page]
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