White-collar government, the hidden role of class in economic policy making, Nicholas Carnes
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Label
White-collar government, the hidden role of class in economic policy making, Nicholas Carnes
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-181) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
White-collar government
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
841199152
Responsibility statement
Nicholas Carnes
Series statement
Chicago studies in American politics
Sub title
the hidden role of class in economic policy making
Table Of Contents
White-collar government -- What is class? -- The unequal social class makeup of American political institutions -- The elephant in the room -- Why does class matter? -- The evidence -- Voting with class -- Legislative voting as a window into the importance of class -- Measuring the divisions -- Class and legislative voting today -- Class and legislative voting during the postwar period -- The enduring imprint of class -- Representational inequality in "ayes" and "nays" -- Before the votes are cast -- Legislative entrepreneurs -- The role of class -- Measuring legislative entrepreneurship -- The policies legislators propose -- The policies legislators pass -- Leaving the working class off the agenda -- Class, opinions, and choices -- Out of touch, or out of step? -- Inside the mind of a member of Congress -- The importance of opinions -- Who's out of touch now? -- Out-of-step government -- Economic policy making in class-imbalanced legislatures -- Representation and policy making -- What would a class-balanced Congress have done? -- When the working class holds office -- Blue-collar government -- The economic consequences of white-collar government -- Fixing the broken mirror -- What's keeping the working class out of office? -- Thinking bigger about inequality -- Up front there oughta be a man in black