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Democracy, America, and the age of globalization / Jay R. Mandle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mandle, Jay R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Campaign funds--United States.
- Campaign funds.
- United States.
- Income distribution--United States.
- Income distribution.
- Globalization--Political aspects--United States.
- Globalization.
- Globalization--Political aspects.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 163 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- Because political campaigns in the United States are privately funded, America's political system is heavily biased toward the interests of wealthy campaign contributors. As a result, government policies have largely ignored the growth in income inequality caused by technological change and economic globalization. This omission has been tolerated because most Americans do not actively support interventionist government policies. They believe that the government serves the interests of campaign donors rather than the public. This skepticism concerning the public sector's fairness must be overcome before effective programs to offset mounting inequality can be implemented. Though in recent years legislation to reform the financing of political campaigns has been adopted, private wealth continues to dominate the political process. Political cynicism therefore persists. A voluntary system of public funding of candidates for office is required to generate the trust in the public sector necessary to reverse the trend toward inequality.
- Contents:
- The economics of income inequality
- The politics of inequality
- The funding and biases of American politics
- History and reform efforts
- Distrust of government
- The need for public financing
- Organizing for democracy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521885898
- 0521885892
- 9780521713658
- 052171365X
- OCLC:
- 129955093
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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