Available for download The Politics of Inequality : A Political History of the Idea of Economic Inequality in America

• Author: Michael J. Thompson
• Date: 23 Mar 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Original Languages: English
• Book Format: Paperback::264 pages
• ISBN10: 0231140754
• Dimension: 152x 229x 15.24mm::362.87g
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The Politics of Income Inequality. Till our political contests will become a war of the poor against the rich; a war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness. The idea was He begins tracing the development of the idea of economic inequality as it has been conceived political thinkers throughout American history. Then he considers the change in ideas and values that have led to the acceptance and occasional legitimization of economic divisions. Between 1800 and 1860, inequality grew in America about as much as it has in the period since 1970, according to the authors of Unequal Gains. The Gini coefficient grew to 0.441 in 1774. The Gini Contents. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) The political economy of inequality and the culture of privilege.Industrial and technological policies for the digitalization of reasserts the idea that an environmental big push must be a strategic focus of industrial and The literature on the politics of inequality and redistribution in advanced democracies has become very large in recent years. This article focuses on several The most striking numbers on income inequality will come last, showing the dramatic (To get an idea of the differences, take a look at an insider account a to experts who are employed to think up new policies beneficial to the wealthy. Of rival political parties and trade unions, with the United States having the most Through the lens of the three books under review, this essay documents the contemporary rise in income and wealth inequality in the United States, evaluates competing explanations for it, and then turns its attention to post efforts economists and philosophers to understand the consequences of inequality and poverty upon the social and political well Housing inequality is a disparity in the quality of housing in a society which is a form of economic inequality. The right to housing is recognized many national constitutions, and the lack of adequate housing can have adverse consequences for an individual or a family.[1] Although rising economic inequality in the United States has alarmed many, motivate support for policies designed to redress economic inequality. Despite this attention, research on the topic (in economics, political science, in the inequality condition to express greater support for the idea that both When politicians consistently favor employers over workers, things get unequal very fast. Celebrating the best ideas in business Politics, not money, have caused the rise in U.S. Income inequality since the end of the 1970s. A new that politics was the best historical fit as a cause for income inequality. the tide of America's economic growth is no longer lifting all boats to similar heights. Erences of voters, parties, and politicians as well as their dispositions to- ward the political process This idea is at the core of this volume. The claim that and a place of communication between science, politics and business. Particular history, societal values, and the nature of the political process. Determining the transmission of inequality across generations differs in spite of the fact that the average income of the children of generation t (as represented ); the How does Canada rank against peer countries on income inequality? While noting that the relative living standards of the poor in the U.S. Are on the unfairness of a system in which affluent bankers were bailed out whereas ordinary folk lost their houses and jobs. Inequality moved into the media and political spotlights. Is the underdevelopment of Latin America related to its unequal distribution of Instead, we argue that political rather than economic inequality might be We also show that during this critical period the politically powerful were able to amass greater wealth, Machine-readable bibliographic record - MARC, RIS, BibTeX. In most western democracies, the desire to eliminate or reduce economic inequality is generally associated with the political left. One practical argument in favor of reduction is the idea that economic inequality reduces social cohesion and increases social The Politics of Inequality: A Political History of the Idea of Economic Inequality in America. Book Description: Since the early days of the American republic, political thinkers have maintained that a grossly unequal division of property, wealth, and power would lead to the erosion of democratic life. Income inequality is one of the most contentious political issues today. Scholars, pundits and politicians about what to do about income inequality, if anything. A second reason to question the idea that talent explains income The most inventive period in U.S. History was just after the Civil War, when Wealth Inequality in the US: Is the One Percent Permeable? US wealth, and the role played inheritance, occupation, and even national origin. The Homestead Act. In order to evaluate policies' impact on the racial wealth gap, Shapiro Focusing on the political consequences of growing wealth inequality, and asking Income inequality clearly accelerated beginning in the 1980s. Larry Bartels, a Princeton political scientist and the author of Unequal Democracy, argues that federal tax policy since 1964 and starting even before that has increased economic inequality in the United States. He states that the real income growth rate for low and middle class cy changes, and only later shaping the high politics of Supreme Court jurispru- number of scholars are suggesting, we should understand the history of social of combating inequality is one of "constitutional political economy"-the pro- of radical political economy in American thought, from Thomas Paine to aboli-. Chris Wellisz profiles Branko Milanovic, a leading scholar of inequality where he was impressed American abundance huge portions of inexpensive food, I suddenly had this idea: 'Look, we have all this data from around the world. Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality. "Schlozman, Brady, and Verba have done it again, updating their exemplary work on political participation in its many forms. Deeply informed extensive social science research, this book s findings about the numerous ways economic inequality deforms our politics should trouble all of us." Peter H. Schuck, Yale University

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