Affluence and Influence: Economic Inequality and Political Power in America
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In the United States, economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.
“economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass- based interest groups have little or no independent influence”
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- Authors
- Gilens, M.
- Corresponding author
- Gilens, Martin
- ORCID
- Gilens, Martin
- Venue
- Princeton University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2012-07-22
- OpenAlex
- W4255149889
- Cited by
- 744
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 38.83
- Type
- book
- Language
- fr
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Princeton University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
- Keywords
- prosperity, influence
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