The first edition of unequal democracy was an instant classic shattering illusions about american democracy and spurring scholarly and popular interest in the political causes and consequences of escalating economic inequality this revised updated and expanded second edition includes two new chapters on the political economy of the obama era. Start by marking unequal democracy the political economy of the new gilded age as want to read the political economy of the new gilded age write a review sep 19 2017 rob rated it really liked it read the 2nd edition which came out in 2016 a highly sophisticated example of political science research that clearly demonstrates . The first edition of unequal democracy was an instant classic shattering illusions about american democracy and spurring scholarly and popular interest in the political causes and consequences of escalating economic inequality this revised updated and expanded second edition includes two new chapters on the political economy of the obama era. I the new gilded age 1 escalating economic inequality 7 interpreting inequality 16 economic inequality as a political issue 23 inequality and american democracy 28 2the partisan political economy 33 partisan patterns of income growth 35 a partisan coincidence 38 partisan differences in macroeconomic policy 48