The Resource 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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The item Affluence and influence : economic inequality and political power in America, Martin Gilens represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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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 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 329 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction
- 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 and American politics
- Isbn
- 9781400844821
- Label
- Affluence and influence : economic inequality and political power in America
- Title
- Affluence and influence
- Title remainder
- economic inequality and political power in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Martin Gilens
- Subject
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- Equality -- United States
- Jämställdhet
- Political planning
- Electronic books
- Political planning -- United States
- Pressure groups -- United States
- Repräsentation
- Representative government and representation
- Politics and Government
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government | General
- Einflussnahme
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | General
- Soziale Ungleichheit
- Decision making
- United States
- Pressure groups
- Decision making -- United States
- Representative government and representation -- United States
- Folkrepresentation
- Einkommensunterschied
- Politiskt beslutsfattanden
- Intressegrupper
- Equality
- Language
- eng
- 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 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
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gilens, Martin
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Political planning
- Decision making
- Equality
- Representative government and representation
- Pressure groups
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Politics and Government
- Decision making
- Equality
- Political planning
- Pressure groups
- Representative government and representation
- United States
- Repräsentation
- Soziale Ungleichheit
- Einkommensunterschied
- Einflussnahme
- Politiskt beslutsfattanden
- Jämställdhet
- Intressegrupper
- Folkrepresentation
- Label
- Affluence and influence : economic inequality and political power in America, Martin Gilens
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-321) and index
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- online resource
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- multicolored
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- Contents
- Introduction -- 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 and American politics
- Control code
- ocn794670870
- Dimensions
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- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 329 pages)
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- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400844821
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- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
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- 7581670
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- (OCoLC)794670870
- Label
- Affluence and influence : economic inequality and political power in America, Martin Gilens
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-321) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- 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 and American politics
- Control code
- ocn794670870
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 329 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400844821
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 7581670
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 22573/ctt42zjt
- b5bb8b64-f913-4a67-97e7-da284db0fdba
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)794670870
Subject
- Decision making
- Decision making -- United States
- Einflussnahme
- Einkommensunterschied
- Electronic books
- Equality
- Equality -- United States
- Folkrepresentation
- Intressegrupper
- Jämställdhet
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government | General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | General
- Political planning
- Political planning -- United States
- Politics and Government
- Politiskt beslutsfattanden
- Pressure groups
- Pressure groups -- United States
- Representative government and representation
- Representative government and representation -- United States
- Repräsentation
- Soziale Ungleichheit
- United States
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