Equality in America

The View from the Top

Häftad, Engelska, 1985

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Beskrivning

A model of meticulous and incisive scholarship, Equality in America dissects American attitudes toward equality by placing those beliefs in historical context and demonstrating a relationship between political and economic equality. The book is based on a study of leaders from all significant sectors of American society, including top business and labor leaders, those highest in the media and in political parties, and leaders from the feminist and civil rights movements.The book takes on the thorny puzzle of how economic inequality, which is the inevitable result of a free economy, coexists with political equality, which is a necessary ingredient of democracy. In the course of their argument, the authors take issue with free market economists and Marxist analysts, both of whom treat self-interest as the driving force behind individual and collective behavior, leaving little place for the role of beliefs and values.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1985-01-01
Mått:152 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:348
Förlag:Harvard University Press
ISBN:9780674259614

Utforska kategorier

Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Sidney Verba (1932–2019) was Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor, Emeritus, and Research Professor of Government at Harvard University. Gary R. Orren is V. O. Key, Jr., Professor of Politics and Leadership at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Recensioner i media

Sidney Verba and Gary Orren explore the views of leaders of ten groups—business, farm, organized labor, intellectuals, Republicans, Democrats, blacks, feminists, media, and youth… [They] demonstrate that in America there is a stronger commitment to political equality than in any other developed nation. At the same time, Americans hold views and adopt policies that produce one of the lowest levels of economic equality.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Egalitarian Dilemmas 2. The Two Hundred Years' War 3. The Leaders 4. Accord and Discord 5. A Common Language of Equality 6. Group Positions 7. Political Parties 8. Equality of Income 9. Equality of Influence 10. Economics and Politics 11. Equality in Perspective Appendix A. Sampling Opinion Appendix B. Factor Analysis Appendix C. Testing for Group-Specific Structure Appendix D. Scale Construction and Group Differences Appendix E. Leadership Questionnaire Notes Index