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Unequal democracy : the political economy of the new gilded age / Larry M. Bartels.
| Author/creator | Bartels, Larry M., 1956- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Russell Sage Foundation ; Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xiii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- 1. The new gilded age -- Escalating economic inequality -- Interpreting inequality -- Economic inequality as a political issue -- Inequality and American democracy -- 2. The partisan political economy -- Partisan patterns of income growth -- A partisan coincidence? -- Partisan differences in macroeconomic policy -- Macroeconomic performance and income growth -- Partisan policies and post-tax income growth -- Democrats, Republicans, and the rise of inequality -- 3. Class politics and partisan change -- In search of the working class -- Has the white working class abandoned the Democratic party? -- Have working-class whites become more conservative? -- Do "moral values" trump economics? -- Are religious voters distracted from economic issues? -- Class politics, alive and well -- 4. Partisan biases in economic accountability -- Myopic voters -- The political timing of income growth -- Class biases in economic voting -- The wealthy give something back : partisan biases in campaign spending -- Political consequences of biased accountability -- 5. Do Americans care about inequality? -- Egalitarian values -- Rich and poor -- Perceptions of inequality -- Facts and values in the realm of inequality -- 6. Homer gets a tax cut -- The Bush tax cuts -- Public support for the tax cuts -- Unenlightened self-interest -- The impact of political information -- Chump change -- Into the sunset -- |
| Contents | 7. The strange appeal of estate tax repeal -- Public support for estate tax repeal -- Is public support for repeal a product of misinformation? -- Did interest groups manufacture public antipathy to the estate tax? -- Elite ideology and the politics of estate tax repeal -- 8. The eroding minimum wage -- The economic effects of the minimum wage -- Public support for the minimum wage -- The politics of inaction -- Democrats, unions, and the eroding minimum wage -- The earned income tax credit -- Reversing the tide -- 9. Economic inequality and political representation -- Ideological representation -- Unequal responsiveness -- Unequal responsiveness on social issues : the case of abortion -- Partisan differences in representation -- Why are the poor unrepresented? -- 10. Unequal democracy -- Who governs? -- Partisan politics and "the have-nots" -- Political obstacles to economic equality -- The city of utmost necessity -- Selected references -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-316) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007044382 |
| ISBN | 9780691136639 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0691136637 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HC 106.5 .B347 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |