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Full Record Check this checkbox to mark or unmark the current record TITLE Is America a democracy or an oligarchy? [electronic resource] / Eamon Doyle, book editor. IMPRINT New York : Greenhaven Publishing, 2022. DESCRIPTION 1 online resource (127 p.). SERIES At issue. SERIES Gale eBooks. NOTE Includes bibliographical references and index. CONTENT NOTE 1. Oligarchy in theory and practice / Kimberly Amadeo -- 2. Income inequality in the United States / Matthew Johnston -- 3. Inequality is a threat to democracy / The Guardian -- 4. Democracy doesn't guarantee economic liberty / Arthur Foulkes -- 5. Inequality has resulted in a populist liberty / Arthur Foulkes -- 6. The politics of progressive reform in the United States / Daniel T. Rodgers -- 7. Corporate capture threatens democratic government / Liz Kennedy -- 8. Privatization and corporate wealth in the late twentieth century / Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh -- 9. We should be investing in people and things other than war / Jake Johnson -- 10. The US has a government of, by, and for billionaires / Bernie Sanders -- 11. The case for democratic socialism in the United States / Bhaskar Sunkara -- 12. Approaching oligarchy in the legal system / Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza -- 13. Labor union. SUMMARY This book examines the development of the country from political, social, and economic perspectives to determine whether the country can still be considered a democracy. SUBJECT Democracy -- Economic aspects -- United States. SUBJECT Oligarchy -- United States. SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government. DISCIPLINE Internet Resources. DISCIPLINE Liberal Studies. OTHER AUTHOR Doyle, Eamon, 1988- edt. LINK Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access (Password can be acquired from eClass public announcement) ISBN 9781534508255 (ebk.). Location Call Number Status World Wide Web 330.973 ISA ebook Internet 網上資源