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100 1  Bartels, Larry M.,|d1956- 
245 10 Unequal democracy :|bthe political economy of the new 
       gilded age /|cLarry M. Bartels. 
264  1 New York :|bRussell Sage Foundation ;|aPrinceton :
       |bPrinceton University Press,|c[2008] 
264  4 |c©2008 
300    xiii, 325 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-316) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tPreface --|g1. The|tnew gilded age --|tEscalating 
       economic inequality --|tInterpreting inequality --
       |tEconomic inequality as a political issue --|tInequality 
       and American democracy --|g2. The|tpartisan political 
       economy --|tPartisan patterns of income growth --|gA
       |tpartisan coincidence? --|tPartisan differences in 
       macroeconomic policy --|tMacroeconomic performance and 
       income growth --|tPartisan policies and post-tax income 
       growth --|tDemocrats, Republicans, and the rise of 
       inequality --|g3.|tClass politics and partisan change --
       |tIn search of the working class --|tHas the white working
       class abandoned the Democratic party? --|tHave working-
       class whites become more conservative? --|tDo "moral 
       values" trump economics? --|tAre religious voters 
       distracted from economic issues? --|tClass politics, alive
       and well --|g4.|tPartisan biases in economic 
       accountability --|tMyopic voters --|gThe|tpolitical timing
       of income growth --|tClass biases in economic voting --
       |gThe|twealthy give something back : partisan biases in 
       campaign spending --|tPolitical consequences of biased 
       accountability --|g5.|tDo Americans care about inequality?
       --|tEgalitarian values --|tRich and poor --|tPerceptions 
       of inequality --|tFacts and values in the realm of 
       inequality --|g6.|tHomer gets a tax cut --|gThe|tBush tax 
       cuts --|tPublic support for the tax cuts --|tUnenlightened
       self-interest --|gThe impact of political information --
       |tChump change --|tInto the sunset -- 
505 00 |g7. The|tstrange appeal of estate tax repeal --|tPublic 
       support for estate tax repeal --|tIs public support for 
       repeal a product of misinformation? --|tDid interest 
       groups manufacture public antipathy to the estate tax? --
       |tElite ideology and the politics of estate tax repeal --
       |g8. The|teroding minimum wage --|gThe|teconomic effects 
       of the minimum wage --|tPublic support for the minimum 
       wage --|gThe|tpolitics of inaction --|tDemocrats, unions, 
       and the eroding minimum wage --|gThe|tearned income tax 
       credit --|tReversing the tide --|g9.|tEconomic inequality 
       and political representation --|tIdeological 
       representation --|tUnequal responsiveness --|tUnequal 
       responsiveness on social issues : the case of abortion --
       |tPartisan differences in representation --|tWhy are the 
       poor unrepresented? --|g10.|tUnequal democracy --|tWho 
       governs? --|tPartisan politics and "the have-nots" --
       |tPolitical obstacles to economic equality --|gThe|tcity 
       of utmost necessity --|tSelected references --|tIndex. 
650  0 Equality|xEconomic aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Political culture|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Social classes|xPolitical aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Power (Social sciences)|xEconomic aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Democracy|xEconomic aspects|zUnited States. 
651  0 United States|xEconomic conditions|y1945- 
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