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Putting inequality in context : class, public opinion, and representation in the United States / Christopher Ellis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ellis, Christopher, 1978- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality--United States.
- Equality.
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- United States--Social conditions.
- United States.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations, tables, graphs
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Rising income inequality is highlighted as one of the largest challenges facing the United States, affecting civic participation and political representation. Although the wealthy often can and do exert more political influence, this is not always the case. To fix political inequality, it is important to understand exactly how class divisions manifest themselves in political outcomes, and what factors serve to enhance, or depress, inequalities in political voice.
- Contents:
- Thinking about political inequality
- Context and inequality in American politics
- Context and political participation
- Class politics and American public opinion
- Political inequality in the United States
- Understanding economic biases in representation
- Political inequality over time
- Putting inequality in context.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472902514
- 0472902512
- 9780472123124
- 0472123122
- OCLC:
- 994807536
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.9535979
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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