In this review, we focus on political inequality in rich democracies. In the two main sections,
we look at participation and representation, respectively. The former discusses whether …

The growing concern about economic inequality leads to a similar concern about political
inequality. This article explores the seeming contradiction between the literature pointing to …

“An important contribution to the literature on contemporary American politics. Both
methodologically and substantively, it breaks new ground.”—Journal of Sociology & Social …

America faces daunting problems—stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected
schools, deteriorating public services. How did we get here? Through decades of …

“A short review cannot convey the rich variety of arguments and data Bartels deploys in
making his case…. Bartels shows that social issues do not create as strong a headwind …

It is important to know what wealthy Americans seek from politics and how (if at all) their
policy preferences differ from those of other citizens. There can be little doubt that the …

ABSTRACT A growing body of research has documented political inequality along class
lines at different stages of the representation process. This article contributes to our …

Existing research analyzes the effects of cross‐national and temporal variation in income
inequality on public opinion; however, research has failed to explore the impact of variation …

Several recent studies have found unequal policy responsiveness, meaning that the policy
preferences of high-income citizens are better reflected in implemented policies than the …

This article assesses the influence of income inequality on the public's policy mood. Recent
work has produced divergent perspectives on the relationship between inequality, public …