Why are democracies so unequal? Despite the widespread expectation
that democracy, via expansion of the franchise, would lead to
redistribution in favor of the masses, in reality majorities
regularly lose out in democracies. Taking a broad view of
inequality as encompassing the distribution of wealth, risk,
status, and well-being, this volume explores how institutions,
individuals, and coalitions contribute to the often surprising
twists and turns of distributive politics.
The contributors hail from a range of disciplines and employ an
array of methodologies to illuminate the central questions of
democratic distributive politics: What explains the variety of
welfare state systems, and what are their prospects for survival
and change? How do religious beliefs influence peopleas demand for
redistribution? When does redistributive politics reflect public
opinion? How can different and seemingly opposed groups
successfully coalesce to push through policy changes that produce
new winners and losers?
The authors identify a variety of psychological and
institutional factors that influence distributive outcomes. Taken
together, the chapters highlight a common theme: politics matters.
In seeking to understand the often puzzling contours of
distribution and redistribution, we cannot ignore the processes of
competition, bargaining, building, and destroying the political
alliances that serve as bridges between individual preferences,
institutions, and policy outcomes.
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