Affluence and influence : economic inequality and political power in America /

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Can a country be a democracy if its government only responds to the preferences of the rich? In an ideal democracy, all citizens should have equal influence on government policy--but as this book demonstrates, America's policymakers respond almost exclusively to the preferences of the economica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilens, Martin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J : New York : Princeton University Press ; Russell Sage Foundation, [2012]
Temas:
Political planning > United States.
Decision making > United States.
Equality > United States.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Pressure groups > United States.
Politique publique > États-Unis.
Prise de décision > États-Unis.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
Politics and Government.
Decision making.
Equality.
Political planning.
Pressure groups.
Representative government and representation.
Repräsentation
Soziale Ungleichheit
Einkommensunterschied
Einflussnahme
Politiskt beslutsfattanden.
Jämställdhet.
Intressegrupper.
Folkrepresentation.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Citizen competence and democratic decision-making
  • Data and methods
  • The preference/policy link
  • Policy domains and democratic responsiveness
  • Interest groups and democratic responsiveness
  • Parties, elections, and democratic responsiveness
  • Democratic responsiveness across time
  • Money and American politics.

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