The Great Passivity

Lawrence M. Mead

doi:10.1017/S1537592704040423

The Great Passivity

Lawrence M. Mead

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According to the APSA report, “American Democracy in an Age of Rising Inequality,” in the United States economic and political inequality are feeding on each another. Since the 1970s, earnings, income, and wealth have become more unequal, while politics is becoming more elitist. Rising inequality is corrupting our democracy, especially through the rising role that money plays in politics. At the same time a more exclusive government exacerbates, or at least tolerates, growing inequality.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	671-675
Number of pages	5
Journal	Perspectives on Politics
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1537592704040423
State	Published - Dec 2004

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