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Exclusion by Elections: Inequality, Ethnic Identity, and Democracy
John D. Huber
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paperback. This book proposes a new theory of identity politics in elections, explaining why it is difficult for democracies to address rising inequality. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 55 b/w illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHF; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Exclusion by Elections develops a theory about the circumstances under which 'class identities' as opposed to 'ethnic identities' become salient in democratic politics, and links this theory to issues of inequality and the propensity of governments to address it. The book argues that in societies with even modest levels of ethnic diversity, inequality invites ethnic politics, and ethnic politics results in less redistribution than class politics. Thus, contrary to existing workhorse models in social science, where democracies are expected to respond to inequality by increasing redistribution, the argument here is that inequality interacts with ethnic diversity to discourage redistribution. As ... Read more
Exclusion by Elections develops a theory about the circumstances under which 'class identities' as opposed to 'ethnic identities' become salient in democratic politics, and links this theory to issues of inequality and the propensity of governments to address it. The book argues that in societies with even modest levels of ethnic diversity, inequality invites ethnic politics, and ethnic politics results in less redistribution than class politics. Thus, contrary to existing workhorse models in social science, where democracies are expected to respond to inequality by increasing redistribution, the argument here is that inequality interacts with ethnic diversity to discourage redistribution. As ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781316633977
SKU
V9781316633977
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About John D. Huber
John D. Huber's research focuses on understanding how the social, political and institutional context affects the outcomes of democratic processes. Along with numerous articles, he is the author of two previous Cambridge University Press books, Rationalizing Parliament, Legislative Institutions and Party Politics in France (1996), and Deliberate Discretion? Institutional Foundations of Bureaucratic Autonomy (2002, with Charles Shipan).
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