Inequality and Democratic Politics in East Asia

ISBN-13: 9781138328495 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 206 str.

Chong-Min Park; Eric Uslaner

Opis

Bringing together scholars of inequality, both inside and outside of Asia, this book examines how the distribution of income has affected political institutions, representation, and behaviour in Asia.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Inequality and Political Institutions  1. Inequality, Democracy, and the Welfare States in East Asia: Toward a New Theoretical Proposal to Analyze the Politics of Redistribution  2. Trust, Corruption and Inequality  3. The Political Economy of Inequality and Capture in South Korea  Part 2: Inequality and Political Support  4. Assessing the Inequality-Democracy Linkage at the Individual-Level: Evidence from East Asia  5. Equality of Opportunity and Satisfaction with the Political System: The Mediating Role of Regime Type  6. Economic Inequality and Authoritarian Legitimacy: The Case of China  Part 3: Inequality and Political Behaviour  7. Redistribution Preferences and Ideological Orientations across Countries  8. Economic Inequality and Political Participation in East Asia: Evidence from East Asian Countries  9. Economic Inequality, Ethnic Mobilisation, and Electoral Competition