POLI2416 · Political Science
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course is restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Why are some countries more unequal than others? Why has inequality across countries decreased while inequality within countries increased in the past 50 years? Are unequal democracies sustainable? How does economic inequality shape political representation, violence, and the provision of public services across the world? Are there ways to reduce economic inequality? This course answers these and other questions about the interaction between economic inequality and politics. It introduces students to definitional and empirical debates about economic inequality and discusses the political origins of inequality and its contemporary global trends. The course also studies the consequences of economic inequality on democracy, political representation, the rule of law, redistribution (social policy and taxation), and governance. The course has a global focus, studying the politics of economic inequality in both developed and developing countries.
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