Affluence and influence : economic inequality and political power in America / Martin Gilens.
Affluence and influence : economic inequality and political power in America / Martin Gilens.
Affluence and influence : economic inequality and political power in America / Martin Gilens.
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Princeton, N.J : Princeton University Press ; New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2012.
Date
2012.
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G 2013/4433
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English
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Physical content
xv, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Citizen competence and democratic decision-making -- Data and methods -- The preference/policy link -- Policy domains and democratic responsiveness -- Interest groups and democratic responsiveness -- Parties, elections, and democratic responsiveness -- Democratic responsiveness across time -- Money...
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Princeton, N.J : Princeton University Press ; New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2012.
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New Jersey
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
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 ex...
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Affluence and influence : economic inequality and political power in America / Martin Gilens.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-321) and index.
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G 2013/4433
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74VKmArNolOg
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ISBN
0691153973 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780691153971 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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320.60973
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991020663229702626
