The American political economy : politics, markets, and power

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The American political economy : politics, markets, and power

Title remainder

politics, markets, and power

Statement of responsibility

edited by Jacob S. Hacker, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Paul Pierson, Kathleen Thelen

Contributor

• Hacker, Jacob S.
• Pierson, Paul
• Hertel-Fernandez, Alexander, 1986-
• Thelen, Kathleen Ann

Editor

• Thelen, Kathleen Ann
• Hacker, Jacob S.
• Hertel-Fernandez, Alexander, 1986-
• Pierson, Paul

Subject

• Income distribution -- Political aspects -- United States
• Wealth -- Political aspects -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

This volume brings together leading political scientists to explore the distinctive features of the American political economy. The introductory chapter provides a comparatively informed framework for analyzing the interplay of markets and politics in the United States, focusing on three key factors: uniquely fragmented and decentralized political institutions; an interest group landscape characterized by weak labor organizations and powerful, parochial business groups; and an entrenched legacy of ethno-racial divisions embedded in both government and markets. Subsequent chapters look at the fundamental dynamics that result, including the place of the courts in multi-venue politics, the political economy of labor, sectional conflict within and across cities and regions, the consolidation of financial markets and corporate monopoly and monopsony power, and the ongoing rise of the knowledge economy. Together, the chapters provide a revealing new map of the politics of democratic capitalism in the United States.--

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non fiction

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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks