Unequal democracy : the political economy of the new Gilded Age / Larry M. Bartels.

Author/creator Bartels, Larry M., 1956- author.
Format Book
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationNew York : Russell Sage Foundation ; Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Descriptionxix, 399 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Equality--Economic aspects. --United States.
Political culture--United States. --History.
Social classes--Political aspects. --United States.
Power (Social sciences)--Economic aspects. --United States.
Democracy--Economic aspects. --United States.
United States--Economic conditions. --1945-.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other edition issuedRevision of: Bartels, Larry M., 1956- Unequal democracy. New York : Russell Sage Foundation ; Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008 9780691136639
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2016013822
ISBN9780691172842 hardcover ; acid-free paper
ISBN0691172846 hardcover ; acid-free paper