| ID | 092553 |
| Title Proper | Preference gaps and inequality in representation |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gilens, Martin |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In a recent article in PS, Soroka and Wlezien (2008) argue that the policy preferences of low- and high-income Americans rarely differ, and therefore that "regardless of whose preferences policymakers follow … policy will end up in essentially the same place" (325). In this article, I analyze a much larger and more diverse set of policies than those examined by Soroka and Wlezien and show that income-based preference gaps are much larger and more widespread than their data suggest. In terms of federal government policy, the affluent are far better represented than the poor; the findings in this paper indicate that this representational inequality has substantial repercussions across a wide range of policy issues. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Science and Politics Vol. 42, No. 2; Apr 2009: p335-341 |
| Journal Source | Political Science and Politics Vol. 42, No. 2; Apr 2009: p335-341 |
| Key Words | Gaps ; Inequality ; Amerca ; High Income |