TY - BOOK ID - 86364686 TI - The American political economy : politics, markets, and power AU - Hacker, Jacob S. AU - Hertel-Fernandez, Alexander AU - Pierson, Paul AU - Thelen, Kathleen Ann PY - 2022 SN - 1009029843 1009034405 1009034200 1316516369 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Income distribution KW - Wealth KW - Political aspects KW - Affluence KW - Distribution of wealth KW - Fortunes KW - Riches KW - Business KW - Economics KW - Finance KW - Capital KW - Money KW - Property KW - Well-being KW - Distribution of income KW - Income inequality KW - Inequality of income KW - Distribution (Economic theory) KW - Disposable income UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:86364686 AB - This volume brings together leading political scientists to explore the distinctive features of the American political economy. The introductory chapter provides a comparatively informed framework for analyzing the interplay of markets and politics in the United States, focusing on three key factors: uniquely fragmented and decentralized political institutions; an interest group landscape characterized by weak labor organizations and powerful, parochial business groups; and an entrenched legacy of ethno-racial divisions embedded in both government and markets. Subsequent chapters look at the fundamental dynamics that result, including the place of the courts in multi-venue politics, the political economy of labor, sectional conflict within and across cities and regions, the consolidation of financial markets and corporate monopoly and monopsony power, and the ongoing rise of the knowledge economy. Together, the chapters provide a revealing new map of the politics of democratic capitalism in the United States. ER -