Elites and the Idea of Equality

A Comparison of Japan, Sweden, and the United States

Sidney Verba

Steven Kelman

Gary Orren

Ichiro Miyake

Joji Watanuki

Ikuo Kabashima

G. Donald Ferree

  • Winner of the 2002 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, Sponsored by Uppsala University

1. Equality and the Welfare State

2. The Historical Context of Equality

3. Who Are the Leaders?

4. Equality Demands and the Political System

5. The Dimensions of Equality

6. The Inequality of Income

7. Has Equality Gone Too Far? A Note on Sweden

8. Political Equality

9. Political and Economic Equality

10. Gender Equality

11. Conclusion

Appendix: Overview of Sampling

Notes

Index

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  • A photo of the author

Sidney Verba is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor, Harvard University.

Gary R. Orren is Associate Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University