书目

Democracy,America,andtheAgeofGlobalization

内容简介

BecausepoliticalcampaignsintheUnitedStatesareprivatelyfunded,America'spoliticalsystemisheavilybiasedtowardtheinterestsofwealthycampaigncontributors.Asaresult,governmentpolicieshavelargelyignoredthegrowthinincomeinequalitycausedbytechnologicalchangeandeconomicglobalization.ThisomissionhasbeentoleratedbecausemostAmericansdonotsupportinterventionistgovernmentpolicies.Theybelievethatthegovernmentservestheinterestsofthecampaigndonorsratherthanthepublic.Thisskepticismconcerningthepublicsector'sfairnessmustbeovercomebeforeeffectiveprogramstooffsetmountinginequalitycanbeimplemented.Thoughinrecentyearslegislationtoreformthefinancingofpoliticalcampaignshasbeenadopted,privatewealthcontinuestodominatethepoliticalprocess.Politicalcynicismthereforepersists.Avoluntarysystemofpublicfundingofcandidatesforofficeisrequiredtogeneratethetrustinthepublicsectornecessarytoreversethetrendtowardinequality.

作者简介

JayR.Mandle,currentlyW.BradfordWileyProfessorofEconomicsatColgateUniversity,hasalsotaughtatTempleUniversityandtheUniversityoftheWestIndies.MandlehasbeenaVisitingScholarattheInstituteforSocialChangeattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andtwicebeenaFulbrightLecturer,onceattheUniversityofGuyanaandonceatNankaiUniversity,China.Amonghismanypublications,ProfessorMandlerecentlypublishedGlobalizationandthePoor(2003).

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