Unequal Democracy : The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age - Second Edition /

Bartels's acclaimed examination of how the American political system favors the wealthy-now fully revised and expandedThe first edition of Unequal Democracy was an instant classic, shattering illusions about American democracy and spurring scholarly and popular interest in the political causes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bartels, Larry M., 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2016]
Edition:Second edition
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social classes > Political aspects.
Power (Social sciences) > Economic aspects.
Political culture.
Equality > Economic aspects.
Economic history.
Democracy > Economic aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Classes sociales > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Democracy > Economic aspects > United States.
Power (Social sciences) > Economic aspects > United States.
Social classes > Political aspects > United States.
Political culture > United States > History.
Equality > Economic aspects > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions economiques > 1945-
United States > Economic conditions > 1945-
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The new Gilded Age
  • The partisan political economy
  • Partisan biases in economic accountability
  • Do Americans care about inequality?
  • Homer gets a tax cut
  • The strange appeal of estate tax repeal
  • The eroding minimum wage
  • Economic inequality and political representation
  • Stress test : the political economy of the Great Recession
  • The defining challenge of our time?
  • Unequal democracy.

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