LEADER 03368cam a2200445Ki 4500001 99109208523506421 005 20240509063744.0 008 180310t20182018njua e b 001 0 eng d 010 2018945608 020 0691182000 |q(hardcover) 020 9780691182001 |q(hardcover) 035 (NjP)10920852-princetondb 035 |z(NjP)Voyager10920852 035 (OCoLC)on1028189482 040 YDX |beng |erda |cYDX |dOCLCO |dPPN |dGP5 |dMJ8 |dOCLCF |dOQX |dNYP 043 n-us--- 050 4 JK1991 |b.C37 2018 082 04 324.7/80973 |223 100 1 Carnes, Nicholas, |d1984- |eauthor. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011166124 245 14 The cash ceiling : |bwhy only the rich run for office--and what we can do about it / |cNicholas Carnes. 264 1 Princeton, New Jersey : |bPrinceton University Press, |c[2018] 264 4 |c©2018 300 xvi, 321 pages : |billustrations ; |c25 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Princeton studies in political behavior 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-316) and index. 520 Why working-class Americans almost never become politicians, what that means for democracy, and what reformers can do about it. 520 Why are Americans governed by the rich? Millionaires make up only three percent of the public but control all three branches of the federal government. How did this happen? What stops lower-income and working-class Americans from becoming politicians? The first book to answer these urgent questions, The Cash Ceiling provides a compelling and comprehensive account of why so few working-class people hold office--and what reformers can do about it. Using extensive data on candidates, politicians, party leaders, and voters, Nicholas Carnes debunks popular misconceptions (like the idea that workers are unelectable or unqualified to govern), identifies the factors that keep lower-class Americans off the ballot and out of political institutions, and evaluates a variety of reform proposals. In the United States, Carnes shows, elections have a built-in "cash ceiling," a series of structural barriers that make it almost impossible for the working-class to run for public office. Elections take a serious toll on candidates, many working-class Americans simply can't shoulder the practical burdens, and civic and political leaders often pass them over in favor of white-collar candidates. But these obstacles aren't inevitable. Pilot programs to recruit, train, and support working-class candidates have the potential to increase the economic diversity of our governing institutions and ultimately amplify the voices of ordinary citizens. 650 0 Campaign funds |zUnited States. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100035 650 0 Elections |zUnited States. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041561 650 7 Campaign funds. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00844844 650 7 Elections. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00904324 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 830 0 Princeton studies in political behavior 902 pd |bm |6a |7m |dv |f1 |e20181019 904 dls |bg |hm |cb |e20180822 914 (OCoLC)on1028189482 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240508 |eprocessed |f1028189482