Theoretical foundations : political economy as applied democratic theory -- Political justice versus market justice : why values matter -- The power and the limitations of political institutions : retooling the consensus-majoritarian framework to "bring culture in" -- The interaction of institutions, values, and income inequality : a quantitative analysis -- The exceptions prove the rule : case studies in income inequality in Switzerland and the United Kingdom -- Conclusion
Summary
"Examines patterns of income inequality among 16 advanced democracies from the mid 1970s to the early 2000s and explains why some societies have a large and growing divide between the rich and the poor while others, facing similar global economic pressures, maintain more egalitarian income distributions"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-229) and index
