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050	1	4	_aJK 275 _bP132d 2020
100	1		_aPage, Benjamin I. _q(Benjamin Ingrim), _d1939- _93201
245	1	0	_aDemocracy in America? : _bwhat has gone wrong and what we can do about it / _cBenjamin I. Page, Martin Gilens.
250			_a[2020 paperback edition]
264		1	_aChicago ; _aLondon : _bThe University of Chicago Press, _c2020.
300			_a391 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"With a new afterword."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [325]-361) and index.
505	0		_aMore democracy -- Unequal wealth distorts politics -- What has gone wrong -- Thwarting the will of the people -- The political clout of wealthy Americans -- Corporations and interest groups -- Polarized parties and gridlock -- What can be done -- Equal voice for all citizens -- Overcoming gridlock and democratizing institutions -- How to do it -- A social movement for democracy -- Signs of progress -- Afterword: A critical juncture -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Interest groups studied -- Notes -- References -- Index.
520			_aAmerica faces daunting problems--stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected schools, deteriorating public services. How did we get here? Through decades of dysfunctional government. In Democracy in America? veteran political observers Benjamin I. Page and Martin Gilens marshal an unprecedented array of evidence to show that while other countries have responded to a rapidly changing economy by helping people who've been left behind, the United States has failed to do so. Instead, we have actually exacerbated inequality, enriching corporations and the wealthy while leaving ordinary citizens to fend for themselves. What's the solution? More democracy. More opportunities for citizens to shape what their government does. To repair our democracy, Page and Gilens argue, we must change the way we choose candidates and conduct our elections, reform our governing institutions, and curb the power of money in politics. By doing so, we can reduce polarization and gridlock, address pressing challenges, and enact policies that truly reflect the interests of average Americans. Updated with new information, this book lays out a set of proposals that would boost citizen participation, curb the power of money, and democratize the House and Senate. --- Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aDemocracy _zUnited States.
650		4	_aDemocracia _zEstados Unidos _92815
650		0	_aPressure groups _zUnited States.
650		4	_aGrupos de presión _zEstados Unidos _913345
650		0	_aRich people _xPolitical activity _zUnited States.
650		6	_aRiches _xActivité politique _zÉtats-Unis.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y21st century.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica y gobierno _ySiglo XXI _99887
651		6	_aÉtats-Unis _xPolitique et gouvernement _y21e siècle.
651		7	_aUnited States. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204155
655		4	_aNonfiction.
700	1		_a Gilens, Martin _910475
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