Unequal democracy the political economy of the new gilded age

Using a vast swath of data spanning the past six decades, Unequal Democracy debunks many myths about politics in contemporary America, using the widening gap between the rich and the poor to shed disturbing light on the workings of American democracy. Larry Bartels shows the gap between the rich and...

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Main Author: Bartels, Larry M., 1956- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Princeton : Russell Sage Foundation ; Princeton University Press c2008.
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Summary:Using a vast swath of data spanning the past six decades, Unequal Democracy debunks many myths about politics in contemporary America, using the widening gap between the rich and the poor to shed disturbing light on the workings of American democracy. Larry Bartels shows the gap between the rich and poor has increased greatly under Republican administrations and decreased slightly under Democrats, leaving America grossly unequal. This is not simply the result of economic forces, but the product of broad-reaching policy choices in a political system dominated by partisan ideologies an
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (342 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-316) and index.
ISBN:9781282086975
9786612086977
9781400828357