On the blog he states:
"These findings suggest that political representation functions reasonably well for the affluent. But the middle-class and the poor are essentially unrepresented (unless they happen to share the preferences of the well-off)."
Monday, August 13, 2012
New research that is troubling
In a new book by Martin Gilens, Affluence and Influence: Economic Inequality and Power in America, the author reveals some findings that are quite troubling. On the blog The Monkey Cage (see here) he summarizes some of his findings (see graph below, click to enlarge).
On the blog he states:
"These findings suggest that political representation functions reasonably well for the affluent. But the middle-class and the poor are essentially unrepresented (unless they happen to share the preferences of the well-off)."
On the blog he states:
"These findings suggest that political representation functions reasonably well for the affluent. But the middle-class and the poor are essentially unrepresented (unless they happen to share the preferences of the well-off)."
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