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020			_a9780226087009 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a9780226087146 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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100	1		_aCarnes, Nicholas, _97189
245	1	0	_aWhite-collar government: The hidden role of class in economic policy making
264		1	_aChicago : _bThe University of Chicago Press, _c2013.
300			_axii, 188 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aChicago studies in American politics
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 169-181) and index.
520			_aEight of the last twelve presidents were millionaires when they took office. Millionaires have a majority on the Supreme Court, and they also make up majorities in Congress, where a background in business or law is the norm and the average member has spent less than two percent of his or her adult life in a working-class job. Why is it that most politicians in America are so much better off than the people who elect them— and does the social class divide between citizens and their representatives matter? With White-Collar Government, Nicholas Carnes answers this question with a resounding—and disturbing—yes. Legislators’ socioeconomic backgrounds, he shows, have a profound impact on both how they view the issues and the choices they make in office. Scant representation from among the working class almost guarantees that the policymaking process will be skewed toward outcomes that favor the upper class. It matters that the wealthiest Americans set the tax rates for the wealthy, that white-collar professionals choose the minimum wage for blue-collar workers, and that people who have always had health insurance decide whether or not to help those without. And while there is no one cause for this crisis of representation, Carnes shows that the problem does not stem from a lack of qualified candidates from among the working class. The solution, he argues, must involve a variety of changes, from the equalization of campaign funding to a shift in the types of candidates the parties support. If we want a government for the people, we have to start working toward a government that is truly by the people. White-Collar Government challenges long-held notions about the causes of political inequality in the United States and speaks to enduring questions about representation and political accountability. (Publisher)
650		0	_aRepresentative government and representation _zUnited States. _97190
650		0	_aClass consciousness _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States. _97191
650		0	_aWhite collar workers _xPolitical activity _zUnited States. _97192
651		0	_aUnited States _xEconomic policy. _97193
830		0	_aChicago studies in American politics. _97194
856			_3Details _uhttps://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo16956543.html
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