Inequality, Democracy, and Economic Development

Download or read book Inequality, Democracy, and Economic Development written by Manus I. Midlarsky and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-12-04 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between inequality and democracy is a compelling one for the contemporary social scientist. This book addresses questions raised as early as the time of Aristotle, and continue through Marx to the present day. Theories of inequality in relation to democracy are explored, and the book focuses on the sources of democracy, the relationship between economic development and thresholds of democracy, and finally responses to democratization. As the gap between rich and poor widens within and between nations, the subject of this book becomes increasingly important worldwide.