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100 1  Mandle, Jay R. |eauthor. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82108670
245 10 Democracy, America, and the age of globalization / |cJay R. Mandle.
246 3  Democracy, America, & the Age of Globalization
264  1 Cambridge : |bCambridge University Press, |c2008.
300    1 online resource (xi, 163 pages)
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500    Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0  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.
520    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 support interventionist government policies. They believe that the government serves the interests of the 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.
650  0 Campaign funds |zUnited States. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100035
650  0 Globalization |xPolitical aspects |zUnited States. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009125955
650  0 Income distribution |zUnited States. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104337
651  0 United States |xPolitics and government. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410
730 0  Cambridge University Press. |pPolitical science.
776 08  |iPrint version: |z9780521885898