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Exclusion by elections : inequality, ethnic identity, and democracy
- Title
- Exclusion by elections : inequality, ethnic identity, and democracy / John D. Huber, Columbia University.
- Author
- Huber, John D.
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- ©2017
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- Description
- xii, 204 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "[This book] 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 government efforts to redress the balance. 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 workhorse theoretical models of redistribution in social science, where inequality should be related to more redistribution, the argument here is that inequality often makes it more difficult for democracies to adopt policies that redress inequality. Instead, incentives in electoral competition can lead to a situation where inequality becomes reinforced by inequality itself. The author explores the argument empirically by examining cross-national patterns of voting behaviour, redistribution and democratic transitions."--
- Series Statement
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Why worry about inequality and ethnic politics? -- Group identity and the politics of exclusion -- A theory of social structure, electoral identities, and party systems -- Inequality, ethnic divisions, and the democratic process -- Theory and casual identification -- Income and voting behavior -- Inequality, ethnic diversity, and the ethnification of party systems -- Social structure, redistribution, and democratic transitions -- Conclusion: Inequality and the politics of exclusion.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-5209
- ISBN
- 9781107182943
- 1107182948
- 9781316633977
- 1316633977
- LCCN
- 2016049749
- OCLC
- 967198479
- Author
- Huber, John D., author.
- Title
- Exclusion by elections : inequality, ethnic identity, and democracy / John D. Huber, Columbia University.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge studies in comparative politicsCambridge studies in comparative politics.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-5209