Divide and Deal : The Politics of Distribution in Democracies

Shapiro, Ian (EDT)/ Swenson, Peter A. (EDT)/ Panayides, Daniela Donno (EDT)

New York University Press（2008/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 370 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780814740583
• DDC分類 339.2

Full Description

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 people's 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.

Contents

Introduction Ian Shapiro, Peter A. Swenson, and Daniela DonnoPart I Institutions 1 Welfare Regimes and Redistribution in the South Jeremy Seekings 2 Distributional Conflicts in Mature Welfare States Isabela Mares 3 Th e Politics of Tax StructureSteffen Ganghof 4 AIDS, Inequality, and Access to Antiretroviral TreatmentNicoli Nattrass 5 Distributive Politics and Formal Institutions in New DemocraciesVoting in the Russian State Duma, 1994 - 2003 Jana KunicovaPart II Individuals 6 Religion and Social InsuranceKenneth Scheve and David Stasavage 7 Moral Values and Distributive PoliticsWoojin Lee and John Roemer 8 Giving the People What They Want? Age, Class, and Distribution in the United States Christopher HowardPart III Coalitions 9 Good Distribution, Bad Delivery, and Ugly PoliticsPeter A. Swenson 10 Democracy and Distributive Politics in India Pranab Bardhan 11 The Political Uses of Public OpinionMayling Birney, Ian Shapiro, and Michael J. GraetzAbout the Contributors Index