“Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age”

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“Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age” is a widely cited political science book by Larry M. Bartels that analyzes how rising economic inequality in the United States is closely linked to partisan politics and public policy choices.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
political science book ⓘ
academicDiscipline American political development ⓘ
comparative political economy ⓘ
addresses distributional consequences of public policy ⓘ
implications of inequality for democratic representation ⓘ
limits of voter information about economic performance ⓘ
role of elections in shaping economic outcomes ⓘ
argues Democratic presidents have historically produced higher income growth for middle- and lower-income Americans than Republican presidents ⓘ
economic inequality in the United States is closely linked to partisan politics ⓘ
partisan differences in macroeconomic policy contribute to inequality trends ⓘ
public policy decisions significantly influence income distribution ⓘ
author Larry M. Bartels ⓘ
citedAs widely cited work in political science ⓘ
conclusion American democracy is more responsive to the preferences of affluent citizens than to those of low-income citizens ⓘ
partisan politics has been a major driver of inequality trends since the mid-20th century ⓘ
countryOfFocus United States ⓘ
examines how public opinion responds to economic inequality ⓘ
partisan differences in economic performance ⓘ
policy responsiveness to different income groups ⓘ
role of political institutions in shaping inequality ⓘ
voter behavior in relation to economic outcomes ⓘ
field American politics research ⓘ
political science ⓘ
focusesOn effects of Democratic and Republican administrations on income growth ⓘ
policy choices that shape income inequality ⓘ
relationship between inequality and partisan control of government ⓘ
rising economic inequality in the United States ⓘ
genre political economy ⓘ
influencedBy literature on economic inequality in the United States ⓘ
research on political inequality ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject American politics ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ
income distribution ⓘ
partisan politics ⓘ
public policy ⓘ
notableFor empirical analysis of partisan differences in income growth ⓘ
impact on debates about inequality and democracy ⓘ
linking macroeconomic outcomes to party control of the presidency ⓘ
relatedConcept New Gilded Age ⓘ
partisan bias in economic policy ⓘ
political inequality ⓘ
usesMethod quantitative analysis of historical income data ⓘ
statistical analysis of survey data ⓘ
time-series analysis of income growth under different administrations ⓘ

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Princeton Studies in American Politics → notableWorkPublishedInSeries → “Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age” ⓘ
Larry M. Bartels → notableWork → Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age ⓘ
linked to: “Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age”