A Tolerance for Inequality
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
9780226843643 (ISBN)
Many believe that the United States’ growing economic inequality is the result of a political system that has been captured by wealthy elites. But is economic capture actually the problem? In A Tolerance for Inequality, Andrew J. Taylor examines this question from multiple angles, drawing on public opinion data and analyses of representation in Congress. Taylor finds that economic policy outcomes are more reflective of public opinion than the common wisdom suggests.
Broadly, less-affluent Americans’ policy preferences are not meaningfully different from the preferences of other Americans, and Washington is responsive to these preferences. Although politicians are more affluent, on average, than most Americans, this does not prevent them from representing the economic views of their poorer constituents. Today’s Democratic Party is more interested in regulation and supplying public goods than redistributing wealth downwards, and political reforms designed to provide more equal outcomes are largely misguided. In short, Americans get the kind of economy they at least say they want.
Andrew J. Taylor is professor of political science in the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University. His research focuses on American governmental institutions, and he is the author or coauthor of four books.
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Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Political Science and Economic Inequality
2. Public Opinion and Economic Policy: System Responsiveness and Attentiveness
3. Public Opinion and Economic Policy: Episodes and Issues
4. Less Affluent Americans’ Views of the Economy: Substance
5. Less Affluent Americans’ Views of the Economy: Clarity
6. Distribution and Less Affluent Americans’ Views of Politics
7. The Substantive Representation of Affluence: Apportionment and Effectiveness
8. The Substantive Representation of Affluence: A Dyadic Analysis
9. The Descriptive Representation of Affluence: Do Less Affluent Americans Care?
10. The Descriptive Representation of Affluence: Are Less Affluent Legislators Liberal and Effective?
11. Counterbalance? The Economic Policy Views of Educated and Professional Democrats
12. Political Science, American Democracy, and the Future of Inequality: Concluding Thoughts
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Chicago Studies in American Politics |
| Zusatzinfo | 44 halftones, 16 line drawings, 18 tables |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 481 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780226843643 / 9780226843643 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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