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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Carnes, Nicholas, 1984- Cash ceiling. ©2018 (OCoLC)1028189482 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Nicholas Carnes |
ISBN: | 9780691184203 0691184208 |
OCLC Number: | 1043913648 |
Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
Contents: | Government by the privileged -- The conventional wisdom (is wrong) -- Why don't workers run? -- What's stopping them? -- What can we do about it? -- Moving the needle. |
Series Title: | Princeton studies in political behavior. |
Responsibility: | Nicholas Carnes. |
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"[A] detailed but very accessible study. . . . Carnes deserves credit for focusing attention on an under-the-radar issue." * Publishers Weekly * "The Cash Ceiling is convincing thanks to its well-written arguments, easy-to-understand graphs and data, and moving anecdotes. . . . The tone is always passionate and persuasive. . . . The text expertly analyzes every aspect of the issue at hand, asking why working-class Americans do not run for office in the first place, why they do not get recruited, and so on."---Mya Alexice, Foreword Reviews "This is a great book for political science students (graduate and undergraduate) who are just learning about the system, rather than attempting to engage with it." * Pennsylvania Literary Journal * Read more...

