Affluence and Influence
Economic Inequality and Political Power in America
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Jeremy Arthur
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Martin Gilens
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Can a country be a democracy if its government only responds to the preferences of the rich? In an ideal democracy, all citizens should have equal influence on government policy - but as this book demonstrates, America's policymakers respond almost exclusively to the preferences of the economically advantaged. Affluence and Influence definitively explores how political inequality in the United States has evolved over the last several decades and how this growing disparity has been shaped by interest groups, parties, and elections.
With sharp analysis and an impressive range of data, Martin Gilens looks at thousands of proposed policy changes, and the degree of support for each among poor, middle-class, and affluent Americans. His findings are staggering: when preferences of low- or middle-income Americans diverge from those of the affluent, there is virtually no relationship between policy outcomes and the desires of less advantaged groups. In contrast, affluent Americans' preferences exhibit a substantial relationship with policy outcomes whether their preferences are shared by lower-income groups or not. Gilens shows that representational inequality is spread widely across different policy domains and time periods. Yet Gilens also shows that under specific circumstances the preferences of the middle class, and to a lesser extent, the poor, do seem to matter. In particular, impending elections - especially presidential elections - and an even partisan division in Congress mitigate representational inequality and boost responsiveness to the preferences of the broader public.
At a time when economic and political inequality in the United States only continues to rise, Affluence and Influence raises important questions about whether American democracy is truly responding to the needs of all its citizens.
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America emerged from Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal with strong democratic values and broadly shared prosperity. But for the past 30 years, American politics has been dominated by a conservative movement determined to undermine the New Deal's achievements. Now, the tide may be turning, and in The Conscience of a Liberal Paul Krugman, the world's most widely read economist and one of its most influential political commentators, charts the way to reform.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book!!!
- De carl801 en 12-04-07
De: Paul Krugman
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A Generation of Sociopaths
- How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
- De: Bruce Cannon Gibney
- Narrado por: Wayne Pyle
- Duración: 14 h y 49 m
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What happens when a society is run by people who are antisocial? Welcome to baby boomer America. In A Generation of Sociopaths, Bruce Cannon Gibney shows how America was hijacked by the boomers, a generation whose reckless self-indulgence degraded the foundations of American prosperity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Honest introspection required
- De Niki en 03-31-17
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The Economics of Inequality
- De: Thomas Piketty, Arthur Goldhammer - translator
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 4 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 179
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 143
Succinct, accessible, and authoritative, Thomas Piketty’s The Economics of Inequality is the ideal place to start for those who want to understand the fundamental issues at the heart of one the most pressing concerns in contemporary economics and politics. This work now appears in English for the first time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Survey of the Economics of Inequality
- De Darwin8u en 12-19-16
De: Thomas Piketty, y otros
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When Affirmative Action Was White
- An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
- De: Ira Katznelson
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 225
In this "penetrating new analysis" ( New York Times Book Review), Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of 20th century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by southern democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolute Must Read
- De Andrew en 01-02-18
De: Ira Katznelson
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Right Here, Right Now
- Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption
- De: Stephen J. Harper
- Narrado por: Stephen J. Harper
- Duración: 6 h y 32 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 134
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 122
The world is in flux. Disruptive technologies, ideas, and politicians are challenging business models, norms, and political conventions everywhere. How we, as leaders in business and politics, choose to respond matters greatly. Right Here, Right Now sets out a pragmatic, forward-looking vision for leaders in business and politics by analyzing how economic, social, and public policy trends - including globalized movements of capital, goods, and services, and labor - have affected our economies, communities, and governments.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book on Politics for Canadians AND Americans
- De John Fernandes en 10-19-18
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The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve
- De: Peter Conti-Brown
- Narrado por: Brian Holsopple
- Duración: 10 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
The independence of the Federal Reserve is considered a cornerstone of its identity, crucial for keeping monetary policy decisions free of electoral politics. But do we really understand what is meant by "Federal Reserve independence"? Using scores of examples from the Fed's rich history, The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve shows that much common wisdom about the nation's central bank is inaccurate.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Meandering, gossipy, a bit pop-journalistic
- De Philo en 10-03-16
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Creating a Learning Society
- A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress
- De: Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 42
It has long been recognized that most standard of living increases are associated with advances in technology, not the accumulation of capital. Yet it has also become clear that what truly separates developed from less developed countries is not just a gap in resources or output but a gap in knowledge. In fact the pace at which developing countries grow is largely determined by the pace at which they close that gap. Therefore, how countries learn and become more productive is key to understanding how they grow and develop, especially over the long term.
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5 out of 5 stars
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tecnico pero vale la pena
- De Anonymous User en 01-27-19
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The Great Reversal
- How America Gave Up on Free Markets
- De: Thomas Philippon
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 10 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 107
Why are cellphone plans so much more expensive in the United States than in Europe? It seems a simple question. But the search for an answer took Thomas Philippon on an unexpected journey through some of the most complex and hotly debated issues in modern economics. Ultimately, he reached a surprising conclusion: American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on healthy competition.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Eye-opening, but better as a book - a must-READ
- De Ash en 11-29-19
De: Thomas Philippon
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The Centrist Manifesto
- De: Charles Wheelan
- Narrado por: Charles Wheelan
- Duración: 3 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 78
From debt ceiling standoffs to single-digit Congress approval ratings, America’s political system has never been more polarized - or paralyzed - than it is today. As best-selling author and public policy expert Charles Wheelan writes, now is the time for a pragmatic Centrist party that will identify and embrace the best Democratic and Republican ideals, moving us forward on the most urgent issues for our nation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must read for all rational americans
- De CM en 09-15-15
De: Charles Wheelan
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The Myth of the Rational Voter
- Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
- De: Bryan Caplan
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 300
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 238
The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Refreshing
- De Lyle Wincentsen en 05-12-11
De: Bryan Caplan
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Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism
- De: Arthur C. Brooks
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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In his controversial study of America's giving habits, Arthur C. Brooks shatters stereotypes about charity in America - including the myth that the political Left is more compassionate than the Right. Brooks, a preeminent public policy expert, spent years researching giving trends in America, and even he was surprised by what he found. In Who Really Cares, he identifies the forces behind American charity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Let's talk truth!
- De Jeff en 09-02-12
De: Arthur C. Brooks
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Foreign Policy Begins at Home
- De: Richard Haass
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 5 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
The biggest threat to the United States comes not from abroad but from within. This is the provocative, timely, and unexpected message of Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass’ Foreign Policy Begins at Home. A rising China, climate change, terrorism, a nuclear Iran, a turbulent Middle East, and a reckless North Korea all present serious challenges. But U.S. national security depends even more on the United States addressing its burgeoning deficit and debt, crumbling infrastructure, second-class schools, and outdated immigration system
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5 out of 5 stars
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A chronological,systematic teaching on the Foreign policy of the USA by a diplomat
- De Lawrence Obisakin en 11-28-24
De: Richard Haass
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Blind Spots
- Why We Fail to Do What’s Right and What to Do about It
- De: Max H. Bazerman, Ann E. Tenbrunsel
- Narrado por: Kate McQueen
- Duración: 7 h y 18 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 81
When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us like to think we would stand up for our principles. But we are not as ethical as we think we are. In Blind Spots, leading business ethicists Max Bazerman and Ann Tenbrunsel examine the ways we overestimate our ability to do what is right and how we act unethically without meaning to.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book! Poor narration
- De Susie en 11-20-17
De: Max H. Bazerman, y otros
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The Precipice
- Neoliberalism, the Pandemic and the Urgent Need for Social Change
- De: Noam Chomsky, C.J. Polychroniou
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 13 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
In The Precipice, Noam Chomsky sheds light into the phenomenon of Trumpism, exposes the catastrophic nature and impact of Trump's policies on people, the environment, and the planet as a whole, and captures the dynamics of the brutal class warfare launched by the masters of capital to maintain and even enhance the features of a dog-eat-dog society to the unprecedented mobilization of millions of people against neoliberal capitalism, racism, and police violence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Of Incalculable Importance
- De Anonymous User en 12-15-21
De: Noam Chomsky, y otros
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The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution
- Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic
- De: Ganesh Sitaraman
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 61
For most of Western history, Sitaraman argues, constitutional thinkers assumed economic inequality was inevitable and inescapable - and they designed governments to prevent class divisions from spilling over into class warfare. The American Constitution is different. Compared to Europe and the ancient world, America was a society of almost unprecedented economic equality, and the founding generation saw this equality as essential for the preservation of America's republic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very well done
- De JLyman en 08-27-17
De: Ganesh Sitaraman
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Audacity
- How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail
- De: Jonathan Chait
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 127
Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama has amassed an array of outstanding achievements. His administration saved the American economy from collapse, expanded health insurance to millions who previously could not afford it, negotiated an historic nuclear deal with Iran, helped craft a groundbreaking international climate accord, reined in Wall Street, and crafted a new vision of racial progress.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good and balanced view of the Obama years
- De Paul en 02-01-17
De: Jonathan Chait
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Affluence and Influence
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- Britt
- 05-11-14
Not good for audible
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This might be a good and important book but I find it hard to listen too while not looking at the charts at the same time. A printed format might be better suitable.
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- Tore Andvig
- 06-05-17
Seminal work
Great work, at times a bit at dense for audiobook format,æ. can't find the stats😡
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