Unequal and unrepresented : political inequality and the people's voice in the new gilded age

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Unequal and unrepresented : political inequality and the people's voice in the new gilded age

Title remainder

political inequality and the people's voice in the new gilded age

Statement of responsibility

Kay Lehman Schlozman; Henry E. Brady; Sidney Verba

Creator

• Schlozman, Kay Lehman, 1946-

Contributor

• Verba, Sidney
• Brady, Henry E.

Author

• Brady, Henry E.
• Verba, Sidney

Subject

• Pressure groups -- United States
• Representative government and representation -- United States
• Equality -- United States
• Political participation -- United States
• Democracy -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

The Declaration of Independence proclaims equality as a foundational American value. However, Unequal and Unrepresented finds that political voice in America is not only unequal but also unrepresentative. Those who are well educated and affluent carry megaphones. The less privileged speak in a whisper. Relying on three decades of research and an enormous wealth of information about politically active individuals and organizations, Kay Schlozman, Henry Brady, and Sidney Verba offer a concise synthesis and update of their groundbreaking work on political participation. The authors consider the many ways that citizens in American democracy can influence public outcomes through political voice: by voting, getting involved in campaigns, communicating directly with public officials, participating online or offline, acting alone and in organizations, and investing their time and money. Socioeconomic imbalances characterize every form of political voice, but the advantage to the advantaged is especially pronounced when it comes to any form of political expression--for example, lobbying legislators or making campaign donations--that relies on money as an input. With those at the top of the ladder increasingly able to spend lavishly in politics, political action anchored in financial investment weighs ever more heavily in what public officials hear. Citing real-life examples and examining inequalities from multiple perspectives, Unequal and Unrepresented shows how disparities in political voice endanger American democracy today.--

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Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography