The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution Reconstructing the Economic Foundations of American Democracy |
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| Author:
| Fishkin, Joseph
Forbath, William E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-29554-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2024 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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Oligarchy is a threat to the republic. Joseph Fishkin and William Forbath show that, for most of US history, Americans saw the Constitution as responding to that threat by imposing on legislators a duty to break up oligarchy, block corporate political power, and ensure a broad distribution of wealth and political power among ordinary Americans.
Oligarchy is a threat to the republic. Joseph Fishkin and William Forbath show that, for most of US history, Americans saw the Constitution as responding to that threat by imposing on legislators a duty to break up oligarchy, block corporate political power, and ensure a broad distribution of wealth and political power among ordinary Americans.