 Discussion Note compiled by staff at International Monetary Fund in 2015, titled "Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective" have received only cursory responses from the commentariat.92 This lack of traction points to more fundamental issues for public policy. In that sense, Weiss's accusatory finger may be wide of the mark. He notes at various points that the revival in the popularity of Rand's books may well be part of a wider counter cultural disenchantment. Unfortunately, he does not pursue this issue in any depth. Part of this popular disenchantment may well be due to the Welfare State becoming a victim of its own (relative) success in li-ing many people out of poverty. Weiss himself points to the opportunities that it provided him in comparison to his ancestors.93 Unlike Weiss many who have benefited from australasian journal of american studies118 Welfare State programs do not appear to be concerned whether or not subsequent generations are assisted by the same programs that assisted them. Furthermore, in the wake of the end of the Cold War the contemporary property owning classes do not appear to fear for their own future nor do they appear to be concerned with a radicalized underclass hence do not feel obliged to make them any concessions. Personal advancement rather than social justice has become the name of the game. Yet the world wide fragility of public finances and the ever widening socioeconomic inequalities are giving rise to widespread feelings of socioeconomic insecurity, as well as to an unpredicted instability within conservative politics themselves, which recent populist conservative electoral insurgencies have highlighted. Much of Rand's posthumous success results from her re-conceptualization of the terms of the political discourse. This re-conceptualization poses a more problematic challenge to public policy. It grew out of the isolation in which Rand found herself as her writing career developed. The outrage that followed her radical re-imagining of the ethical and political world in The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged only served to harden her views in her later essays. The basis of her growing dogmatism was her belief that the progressive New Deal political discourse articulated by the New Dealers in response to the Great Depression of the 1930s was merely the thin edge of the totalitarian wedge. Her long struggle against this discourse convinced her that its terms needed to be radically changed. Therefore, notions of selfishness, selflessness, and altruism were given meanings in her writings that are counter-intuitive, indeed perverse, in comparison to those
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 Discussion Note compiled by sTaff at InteRnatiOnaL MoNeTary fund In 2015, titled "Causes ANd CoNsequences of Income IneqUalitY: A gLobaL peRspecTive" havE ReCEIveD oNlY cuRsORy RespoNseS from thE commentarIat.92 thIs lack of tracTIoN points to mOre Fundamental iSsuEs for pUbLic POlicy. in tHat seNse, WeiSS's accuSatory finGeR May be wIDe of the MARk. he noTes at various pointS ThAT the revival in tHe popuLaRItY OF RaNd's Books may weLl Be parT Of a wideR CoUNTEr cULtural disenchAntment. UnfoRTunAtely, hE dOes NOt pursUe thiS iSSue In any depth. PArt oF this popuLar disENchantmENt may weLl be duE to The welfARe stAte BeCOmiNG a VicTIm oF its own (rElAtIve) suCcesS IN LI-ing ManY peoPle ouT of poverty. WeiSs hImseLF poInts tO the oPporTuNitieS that iT provIdEd him in comparisOn to His ancestOrs.93 unLikE WEiss mANy who hAve BenEfited fRom austRAlaSiAN JOuRnal of american studIeS118 wElFare StatE progrAMs Do NOt appear To Be cOnceRNEd wheTher OR nOt subseqUent geNErAtIons are AsSisted By The SamE progRAms tHat assIsted theM. FurtHErmore, in the wakE Of the end of the cOlD wAr THe coNteMporary propErty OWninG claSSeS do NOt appEar to FeAR fOR their own future nor dO tHey appEar to Be concerned wiTh a radicalIZED underclAss hENcE Do not feel obligEd to mAke them any COncessioNs. PerSonal advAncement rATHer than sOciAl jUstIce HAS bEcome the name oF THe gaMe. yet the wOrlD wide frAgiLitY of PubLiC finances And the evEr WiDeNiNg sOcioeCOnomic inEqUalItIes Are giVIng risE to wiDespReAd FEelIngs of sOCiOEConoMiC iNsecUriTy, As welL as tO An uNpredicTed instabIliTY witHiN cOnservaTive politics tHeMselves, whiCh RecEnt popULIst conseRvative electoral insurgeNCies havE hiGhligHted. much of RanD's pOsthumOus SUccess ResultS from HeR re-CONceptUALiZatIoN of the termS OF thE poliTiCal dIscoursE. This re-conceptualiZAtiOn poses a more pRobLemaTIC cHalLEnGE to PuBLic POLicy. It grew out of The isolatiOn IN wHich Rand foUNd hErSelf as hEr writiNg carEEr develOped. The ouTrage that FoLlowED Her Radical re-iMagining Of the ethiCAl and POlIticaL woRld in THe fouNtainHead anD atlAs ShrUgged oNlY serveD to haRdEn her vieWs in her later essays. The baSis of hEr groWinG dogmatisM waS Her Belief thaT the ProgressivE NeW DeAl polItiCAl disCourSE aRtiCUlateD by tHE New DealeRS iN reSPOnSe to the GreaT dEPreSsion Of tHE 1930s was mErelY the thin edge of the TOtalitarian wedGe. HeR LOng StrUGgle AgAinst this discoUrsE cONVinced heR tHat its terms Needed to Be RAdicaLly chaNged. ThErefore, NOTiONs of seLfisHneSs, selflesSneSs, ANd altruIsM wERe giveN meaNiNgs in hEr writINgs tHAT are counter-intuiTive, iNDEed peRVerSe, in cOmParison TO thoSe
 Discussion Note compiledby staff a t Int ern ati on al M onet ary Fund in 20 1 5, t itled "Causes and Cons equen ce s  ofI nc ome I nequali t y: A  Gl ob al  Pe rs p ec tive"  ha ve rece ived onlycur so ry responses fr om the com men tariat.92 Th islack o ftra c tionpoi nts t o more fundam ental iss ue s  for p u blic po l i cy . In  that sense, Weis s 's accusatory fin ger ma yb ew i deofthe mark.He  note s  at var i ou s p oin t s that the re vival in th e  po pulari ty  of Rand's  book sm aywell be par t of  a widercounte r  cultur a l disen chantm ent . U nfor t un at ely ,h e d o es  no t  pu rsue thi sis sue i n an y d e pth.  Pa rt o f thi s popular dis enc hant m ent  maywellbe d ue  to t he Wel fareSt ate becoming avict im of its  ow n(re la tive) succes s i n l i-ing m any peo p leou t o fpoverty. Weiss him se l f  p oints to  the o p po rt u nities t ha t i t pr o v idedhimi ncomparis on toh is  a ncestor s. 93 Unl ik e W eis s man y  who  havebenefite d fro m  australasianj ournal of ame r ic a n  s t udie s11 8 Welfare S tate prog rams do  no t  appe ar to  b e  c o ncerned whether orno t subs equen t generations  are assis t e d  by thesame pr o grams that ass isted  them. Fur t hermore,  in t he wakeof the en d of the C old  Wa r t hec o nt emporary prop e r ty o wn ing cla sse s do no t a ppe artofe ar for th eir ownfu tu re  n ordo th e y appear  t o b econ cerne d  witha rad ical iz ed und erclass he n c e do  n ot  fee l o bl igedto m a kethem an y concess ion s . Pe rs on al adva ncement rathe rthan socia ljus tice h a s  becomethe name of the game. Y e t the w orl d wid e fr agility o f p ublicfin a nces a nd the  ever  w ide n i ng so c i oe con om ic inequal i t ies  aregi ving  rise t o widespread feeli n gsof socioecono mic  ins e c ur ity ,  a s  we ll ast o  an unpredicted  instabili ty wi thin conse r vat iv e polit ics the mselv e s, whic h recentpopulistco nser v a tiv e electora l insurg encies ha v e hig h li ghted . M uch of  R and 's po sthumo u s s ucces s resu lt s from  herre -concept ualization of the terms  of th e pol iti cal disco urs e . T his re-co ncep tualizatio n p ose s a m ore probl emat i ccha l lenge  top ublic pol i cy . I t gr ew out of t h e iso latio n i n  which  Ran d found herself a s  her writing c aree r dev elo p ed.Th e outrage that  fo ll o w ed her r ad ical re-ima gining o ft he et hicaland po litical w or l d in T he F oun tainheadand  A t las Shr ug ge d  onlyserv ed  to ha rden h e r vi e w s in her later e ssays . The b a sis  of h er  growin g  dog matism was  her belief  thattheprogr essiveNe w Deal  po li tical disc o urse arti culat ed by t he  New  De alersin r e s ponse  toth e G reat Depr e s si o nof the  193 0s wa smere ly the th i n edge o f t h e total it ari a n  wedge .  H e r  long stru ggl e aga i n st this di s cour s ec onvin ced he r that  its te r msne eded to  be r adicallychanged.T her ef ore,  notions  o f se lf ish ne ss, selflessnes s, and a ltruismw e re giv enm eani n gs inhe r writings t hat a re counter - i ntu itive,i nde edper vers e,in c o mparison to those
 Discussion_Note compiled_by staff at International_Monetary Fund_in_2015, titled_"Causes_and Consequences of_Income Inequality: A_Global Perspective" have received_only cursory responses_from_the commentariat.92 This lack of traction points to more fundamental issues for public policy._In_that sense,_Weiss's_accusatory_finger may be wide of_the mark. He notes at_various points_that the revival in the popularity of Rand's_books_may well be_part of a wider counter cultural disenchantment. Unfortunately, he_does not pursue this issue in_any depth. Part_of_this_popular disenchantment may well_be due to the Welfare State_becoming a victim of its own_(relative) success in li-ing many people out_of poverty. Weiss himself points to_the opportunities that it provided_him in_comparison to his ancestors.93 Unlike_Weiss many who_have benefited_from australasian journal_of american studies118 Welfare State programs_do not appear_to be concerned whether or not_subsequent_generations are assisted_by_the_same programs_that assisted them._Furthermore,_in the_wake_of the end of the Cold_War_the contemporary property owning classes do not_appear to fear for_their_own future nor do_they appear to be concerned_with a radicalized underclass hence do_not feel_obliged to_make them any concessions. Personal advancement rather than social justice has_become the name of the game._Yet the world wide_fragility of_public_finances and the_ever_widening socioeconomic_inequalities are giving rise to widespread feelings_of socioeconomic_insecurity, as well as to an_unpredicted instability within conservative_politics_themselves, which recent populist conservative electoral_insurgencies have highlighted. Much of Rand's_posthumous success results from her_re-conceptualization_of_the terms of the political_discourse. This re-conceptualization poses a more_problematic challenge to_public policy. It grew out of the_isolation_in which Rand found herself as_her_writing career developed. The outrage that_followed_her_radical re-imagining of the ethical_and political world in The Fountainhead_and Atlas Shrugged only served to harden her views_in her later_essays. The basis of her_growing_dogmatism_was her belief that the progressive New Deal political discourse_articulated by_the New Dealers_in response to the Great Depression of the 1930s was_merely the thin edge of the totalitarian_wedge. Her long struggle against this discourse convinced her that its_terms needed to be radically changed. Therefore, notions_of selfishness, selflessness, and altruism were given_meanings in her writings_that_are counter-intuitive, indeed perverse, in comparison to_those