| Description |
1 online resource (127 pages). |
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At issue |
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Gale eBooks
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At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Oligarchy in theory and practice / Kimberly Amadeo -- 2. Income inequality in the United States / Matthew Johnston -- 3. Inequality is a threat to democracy / The Guardian -- 4. Democracy doesn't guarantee economic liberty / Arthur Foulkes -- 5. Inequality has resulted in a populist liberty / Arthur Foulkes -- 6. The politics of progressive reform in the United States / Daniel T. Rodgers -- 7. Corporate capture threatens democratic government / Liz Kennedy -- 8. Privatization and corporate wealth in the late twentieth century / Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh -- 9. We should be investing in people and things other than war / Jake Johnson -- 10. The US has a government of, by, and for billionaires / Bernie Sanders -- 11. The case for democratic socialism in the United States / Bhaskar Sunkara -- 12. Approaching oligarchy in the legal system / Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza -- 13. Labor unions still matter in America / Jake Rosenfeld -- 14. Populism is no match for the elite establishment / Dan Sanchez. |
| Summary |
This book examines the development of the country from political, social, and economic perspectives to determine whether the country can still be considered a democracy. |
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Democracy -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Oligarchy -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- Politics and government -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Doyle, Eamon, 1988- editor.
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Gale (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781534508255 (electronic book) |
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9781534508156 |
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