Is Global Capitalism Compatible with Democracy? Inequality, Insecurity, and Interdependence

Capitalism and Democracy*

Capitalism, Complexity, and Inequality

Under capitalism there is a potential for increasing socioeconomic complexity and greater specialization of skills. One implication is that there is a potential for increasing inequalities of wealth, income, and power on both a national and international scale. What follows is an updated, broad-brush account of possible future developments in a knowledge-intensive capitalist economy. They can t...

Capitalism, Democracy and Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery

alph's Pretty Good Grocery, for those like me who miss popular culture allusions, is a fictional shop in the imaginary Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon, a place invented by the humorist Garrison Keilor. Its slogan is 'If you can't get it at Ralph's, you can probably get along without it'. For political scientist John Mueller, this slogan sums up capitalism and democracy. They may not supply every...

Income inequality, democracy and health: A global portrait

Throughout the world there exists a notable relationship between income inequality and health. Political factors and circumstances, which arguably affect the distribution of income, may also be related to population health. This paper explores the geographic dimensions of these relationships in an attempt to determine whether or not levels of democracy complement, influence or confound the asso...

Inequality , Growth , and Democracy

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