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Unequal democracy, the political economy of the new gilded age, Larry M. Bartels

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-316) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Unequal democracy

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Larry M. Bartels

the political economy of the new gilded age

The, new gilded age : Escalating economic inequality ; Interpreting inequality ; Economic inequality as a political issue ; Inequality and American democracy -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Do Americans care about inequality? : Egalitarian values ; Rich and poor ; Perceptions of inequality ; Facts and values in the realm of inequality -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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? -- Unequal democracy : Who governs? ; Partisan politics and "the have-nots" ; Political obstacles to economic equality ; The city of utmost necessity