The views of rich Europeans are more likely to be reflected by political parties than those of poorer citizens
EUROPP 2013-09-13
Summary:
How does income inequality affect political representation? Jan Rosset, Nathalie Giger and Julian Bernauer examine whether politicians represent the views of poorer and richer citizens equally. They find that in 43 out of the 49 elections included in their analysis, … Continue reading →
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