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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York : Princeton :
Russell Sage Foundation ; Princeton University Press
c2008.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426429006719 |
| Sumario: | 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 |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282086975 9786612086977 9781400828357 |
