Democracy, Inequality, and Representation in Comparative Perspective Pablo Beramendi and Christopher J. Anderson, editors.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Anderson, Christopher, 1966-
• Beramendi, Pablo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Representative government and representation--OECD countries.
• Democracy--OECD countries.
• Equality--OECD countries.
• OECD countries--Politics and government.

Genre:

• Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Russell Sage Foundation, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The gap between the richest and poorest Americans has grown steadily over the last thirty years, and economic inequality is on the rise in many other industrialized democracies as well.But the magnitude and pace of the increase differs dramatically across nations.

Contents:

• Income inequality and democratic representation / Pablo Beramendi, Christopher J. Anderson
• Inequality patterns in western democracies: cross-country differences and changes over time / Andrea Brandolini, Timothy M. Smeedinq
• Social rights, welfare generosity, and inequality / Lyle Scruggs
• Electoral institutions, parties, and the politics of class: explaining the formation of redistributive coalitions / Torben Iversen, David Soskice
• Economic institutions, partisanship, and inequality / Pablo Beramendi, Thomas R. Cusack
• Political agency and institutions: explaining the influence of left government and corporatism on inequality / David Rueda
• Economic shocks, inequality, and popular support for redistribution / Thomas R. Cusack, Torben Iversen, Philipp Rehm
• Inequality and unemployment, redistribution and social insurance, and participation: a theoretical model and an empirical system of endogenous equations / Robert J. Franzese, Jr., Jude C. Hays
• Income, inequality, and electoral participation / Christopher J. Anderson, Pablo Beramendi
• Inequality as a source of political polarization: a comparative analysis of twelve OECD countries / Jonas Pontusson, David Rueda
• Inequality and institutions: what theory, history, and (some) data tell us / Ronald Rogowski, Duncan C. MacRae
• Inequality and democratic representation: the road traveled and the path ahead / Pablo Beramendi, Christopher J. Anderson.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61044-044-7

OCLC:

609106804