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02579aam a2200409 i 4500 001 A8F60812A55F11EAA027EF1497128E48 003 SILO 005 20200603010033 008 190726s2019 ilu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019032051 020 $a 022666547X 020 $a 9780226665474 020 $a 022666550X 020 $a 9780226665504 035 $a (OCoLC)1111640776 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d NDD $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HC110 I5 K45 2019 100 1 $a Kelly, Nathan J. $e author. 245 10 $a America's inequality trap / $c Nathan J. Kelly. 264 1 $a Chicago : $b The University of Chicago Press, $c 2019. 300 $a 206 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Chicago studies in American politics 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Contemporary politics and the perpetuation of inequality -- An inescapable plutocracy? -- Public preferences and economic inequality -- Elections and the inequality trap -- Partisan convergence and financial deregulation -- Polarization and policy stagnation -- Can we escape the trap? 520 $a "In this book Nate Kelly argues that rising concentrations of wealth creates a politics that makes reducing economic inequality more difficult. Kelly convincingly demonstrates that the concentration of economic resources in a small group leads to a concentration of economic and political power that in turn creates a self-perpetuating plutocracy or an "inequality trap." As economic resources become concentrated, those who control them engage in a variety of political activities that seek to perpetuate their advantages. Among other things, the rich support a broad public campaign that convinces voters that policies to reduce inequality are unwise and not in the average voter's interest, notwithstanding the real economic impact. They also manipulate the formal division of our government into separate branches and a federal system to their advantage"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Income distribution $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Wealth $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Equality $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Elections $x Economic aspects $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2009-2017. 830 0 $a Chicago studies in American politics 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230302014029.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A8F60812A55F11EAA027EF1497128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search