The New Gilded Age : : From Unequal Democracy / / Larry M. Bartels.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Bartels, Larry M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Shorts
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (74 p.) :; 12 tables and 8 figures
• Other title: Frontmatter --; The New Gilded Age --; Do Americans Care about In equality? --; About the Author --; Related Titles
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400843138; 9783110442502
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400843138
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Larry M. Bartels.

"We are the 99%" has quickly become the slogan of our political era as growing numbers of Americans express concern about the disappearing middle class and the ever-widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Has America really entered a New Gilded Age? What are the political consequences of the growing income gap? Can democracy survive such vast economic inequality? These questions dominate our political moment--and Larry Bartels provides answers backed by sobering data. Princeton Shorts are brief selections taken from influential Princeton University Press books and produced exclusively in ebook format. Providing unmatched insight into important contemporary issues or timeless passages from classic works of the past, Princeton Shorts enable you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium.