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Must-Read: Sharun W. Mukand and Dani Rodrik: Ideas versus Interests: A Unified Political Economy Framework

Must-Read: Sharun W. Mukand and Dani Rodrik: _Ideas versus Interests: A Unified Political Economy Framework: “[We] distinguish between two kinds of ideational politics…

…the battle among different worldviews on the efficacy of policy (worldview politics) versus the politics of victimhood, pride and identity (identity politics). Our framework suggests a complementarity between worldview politics and identity politics. In particular, an increase in identity polarization may be associated with a shift in views about how the world works. Furthermore, an increase in income inequality is likely to result in a greater incidence of ideational politics…

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Must-Read: Sharun W. Mukand and Dani Rodrik: Ideas versus Interests: A Unified Political Economy Framework

January 13, 2017

January 13, 2017

U.S. economic mobility trends and outcomes

U.S. income and wealth inequality are no longer increasing, but a return to the equitable levels of the mid-20th century isn’t likely anytime soon