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The Economic Roots of Political Polarization in the United States

How Ideological Differences are Driven by Economic Compositions

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The Economic Roots of Political Polarization in the United States

How Ideological Differences are Driven by Economic Compositions

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The Economic Roots of Political Polarization in the United States: How Ideological Differences are Driven by Economic Compositions examines how economic composition, circumstances, and the opportunities created in a particular economy drive an individual's particular worldview. Using data from the Current Population Survey, the national economy is divided into four regional economies, where changes over time can be seen, it then becomes clear how views on a wide array of issues differ from one region to another. A policy that seems reasonable in one region given the demographics of its economy makes absolutely no sense in another. Economic policy has long been about economic growth that serves the interests of the elites, and often at the expense of ordinary workers. Elites on Wall Street that gave us hyper-capitalism have long been able to lobby for public policy that serves their economic interests. The result has been the loss of good paying middle class jobs and rising inequality.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Changing Economic Landscape
Chapter 2. Wage Stagnation and Rising Inequality
Chapter 3. What Recent Elections were Really About
Chapter 4. The Elites' Typical Approach to Economic Management
Chapter 5. Why Fed Policy Misses the Mark
Chapter 6. Why the Northeast's View of the World is not Reflective of the Rest of the Nation
Chapter 7. The Only Basis for Unity lies in Serious Wage Policy

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Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published May 13 2027
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 288
ISBN 9781666979190
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 0 illustrations, lots of tables
Dimensions 229 x 152 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Oren M. Levin-Waldman

Oren M. Levin-Waldman, PhD, is professor of public…

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