Affluence and Influence Economic Inequality and Political Power in America

Name: Affluence and Influence Economic Inequality and Political Power in America
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ISBN: 9780691162423

ISBN-10: 0691162425

ISBN-13: 9780691162423

Edition: 2012

Authors: Martin Gilens

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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 economically advantaged. Affluence and Influence definitively explores how political inequality in the United States has evolved over the last several decades and how this growing disparity has been shaped by interest groups, parties, and elections.With sharp analysis and an impressive range of data, Martin Gilens looks at thousands of proposed policy changes, and the degree of support for each among poor,…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 5/2/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Martin Gilens is professor of politics at Princeton University. He is the author of "Why Americans Hate Welfare: Race, Media, and the Politics of Antipoverty Policy".