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Poole, and Howard Rosenthal are prominent American political scientists known for their quantitative research on political polarization, voting behavior, and economic inequality.
Known for: Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches
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Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches
This book examines the growing ideological polarization in the United States and its relationship to economic inequality. Using extensive data analysis, the authors show how shifts in wealth distribution have contributed to partisan divisions and how these divisions, in turn, reinforce inequality. The work provides a comprehensive look at the interplay between political ideology, income disparity, and legislative behavior in modern American democracy.
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Historical Overview
In the middle decades of the twentieth century, roughly between the 1930s and the late 1960s, American political life exhibited a kind of pragmatic centrism. Economic inequality declined sharply during this period as New Deal and postwar policies strengthened labor, expanded education, and promoted ...
From Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches
The Rise of Inequality
The economic tranquility of the mid-century era was disrupted in the 1970s. Real wages stagnated, productivity gains decoupled from compensation, and income at the top began to accelerate. Technological change and globalization restructured the labor market, diminishing returns to industrial labor a...
From Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches
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Poole, and Howard Rosenthal are prominent American political scientists known for their quantitative research on political polarization, voting behavior, and economic inequality.
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