TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shapiro,Ian
AU  - Swenson,Peter
AU  - Donno,Daniela
TI  - Divide and deal: the politics of distribution in democracies 
SN  - 0814740588
AV  - HC79.I5 D58 2008
U1  - 339.2 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Distribution (Economic theory)
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Income distribution
KW  - Distributive justice
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Economic aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Institutions -- Welfare regimes and redistribution in the South / Jeremy Seekings -- Distributional conflicts in mature welfare states / Isabela Mares -- The politics of tax structure / Steffen Ganghof -- AIDS, inequality, and access to antiretroviral treatment / Nicoli Nattrass -- Distributive politics and formal institutions in new democracies : the effect of electoral rules on budget voting in the Russian state duma, 1994-2003 / Jana Kunicová -- Individuals -- Religion and social insurance : evidence from the United States, 1970-2002 / Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage -- Moral values and distributive politics : an equilibrium analysis of the 2004 U.S. election / Woojin Lee and John Roemer -- Giving the people what they want? Age, class, and distribution in the United States / Christopher Howard -- Coalitions -- Good distribution, bad delivery, and ugly politics : the traumatic beginnings of Germany's health care system / Peter A. Swenson -- Democracy and distributive politics in India / Pranab Bardhan -- The political uses of public opinion : lessons from the estate tax repeal / Mayling Birney, Ian Shapiro, and Michael J. Graetz
N2  - "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."--Publisher description
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2008000893-b.html
ER  -