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Democracy, America, and the age of globalization /
Because political campaigns in the United States are privately funded, America's political system is heavily biased toward the interests of wealthy campaign contributors. As a result, government policies have largely ignored the growth in income inequality caused by technological change and eco...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Because political campaigns in the United States are privately funded, America's political system is heavily biased toward the interests of wealthy campaign contributors. As a result, government policies have largely ignored the growth in income inequality caused by technological change and economic globalization. This omission has been tolerated because most Americans do not support interventionist government policies. They believe that the government serves the interests of the campaign donors rather than the public. This skepticism concerning the public sector's fairness must be overcome before effective programs to offset mounting inequality can be implemented. Though in recent years legislation to reform the financing of political campaigns has been adopted, private wealth continues to dominate the political process. Political cynicism therefore persists. A voluntary system of public funding of candidates for office is required to generate the trust in the public sector necessary to reverse the trend toward inequality. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 163 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511367830 051136783X 0511367244 9780511367243 0511366620 9780511366628 9780511756108 0511756100 0511574363 9780511574368 1281146463 9781281146465 9786611146467 6611146466 0511365993 9780511365997 |