Divide and Deal : The Politics of Distribution in Democracies / ed. by Ian Shapiro, Daniela Donno Panayides, Peter A. Swenson.
Bardhan, Pranab, contributor.; Birney, Mayling, contributor.; Donno, Daniela, contributor.; Ganghof, Steffen, contributor.; Graetz, Michael J., contributor.; Howard, Christopher, contributor.; Kunicová, Jana, contributor.; Lee, Woojin, contributor.; Mares, Isabela, contributor.; Nattrass, Nicoli, contributor.; Panayides, Daniela Donno, editor.; Roemer, John, contributor.; Scheve, Kenneth, contributor.; Seekings, Jeremy, contributor.; Shapiro, Ian, contributor.; Shapiro, Ian, editor.; Stasavage, David, contributor.; Swenson, Peter A., contributor.; Swenson, Peter A., editor.
2008
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Title
Divide and Deal : The Politics of Distribution in Democracies / ed. by Ian Shapiro, Daniela Donno Panayides, Peter A. Swenson.
ISBN
9780814708835
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814708835.001.0001
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2008]
Copyright
©2008
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
Item Number
10.18574/nyu/9780814708835.001.0001 doi
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HC79.I5 D58 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
339.2
Summary
Why are democracies so unequal? Despite the widespread expectation that democracy, via expansion of the franchise, would lead to redistribution in favor of the masses, in reality majorities regularly lose out in democracies. Taking a broad view of inequality as encompassing the distribution of wealth, risk, status, and well-being, this volume explores how institutions, individuals, and coalitions contribute to the often surprising twists and turns of distributive politics.The contributors hail from a range of disciplines and employ an array of methodologies to illuminate the central questions of democratic distributive politics: What explains the variety of welfare state systems, and what are their prospects for survival and change? How do religious beliefs influence people's demand for redistribution? When does redistributive politics reflect public opinion? How can different and seemingly opposed groups successfully coalesce to push through policy changes that produce new winners and losers?The authors identify a variety of psychological and institutional factors that influence distributive outcomes. Taken together, the chapters highlight a common theme: politics matters. In seeking to understand the often puzzling contours of distribution and redistribution, we cannot ignore the processes of competition, bargaining, building, and destroying the political alliances that serve as bridges between individual preferences, institutions, and policy outcomes.
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Bardhan, Pranab, contributor.
Birney, Mayling, contributor.
Donno, Daniela, contributor.
Ganghof, Steffen, contributor.
Graetz, Michael J., contributor.
Howard, Christopher, contributor.
Kunicová, Jana, contributor.
Lee, Woojin, contributor.
Mares, Isabela, contributor.
Nattrass, Nicoli, contributor.
Panayides, Daniela Donno, editor.
Roemer, John, contributor.
Scheve, Kenneth, contributor.
Seekings, Jeremy, contributor.
Shapiro, Ian, contributor.
Shapiro, Ian, editor.
Stasavage, David, contributor.
Swenson, Peter A., contributor.
Swenson, Peter A., editor.
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Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
Part I. Institutions
Chapter 1. Welfare Regimes and Redistribution in the South
Chapter 2. Distributional Confl icts in Mature Welfare States
Chapter 3. The Politics of Tax Structure
Chapter 4. AIDS, Inequality, and Access to Antiretroviral Treatment
Chapter 5. Distributive Politics and Formal Institutions in New Democracies
Part II. Individuals
Chapter 6. Religion and Social Insurance Evidence from the United States, 1970 - 2002
Chapter 7. Moral Values and Distributive Politics An Equilibrium Analysis of the 2004 U.S. Election
Chapter 8. Giving the People What They Want? Age, Class, and Distribution in the United States
Part III. Coalitions
Chapter 9. Good Distribution, Bad Delivery, and Ugly Politics
Chapter 10. Democracy and Distributive Politics in India
Chapter 11. The Political Uses of Public Opinion Lessons from the Estate Tax Repeal
About the Contributors
Index

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