Professor Nicholas Carnes explains the consequences of having mostly white-collar elected officials - a government by the rich, for the rich. Working class Americans and their interests are underrepresented, but Carnes highlights ways to help them run.
For more on this topic
- Read his book, White-Collar Government: The Hidden Role of Class in Economic Policy Making, or the SSN Forum on governments dominated by the elite.
- Check out his briefs, How Government by the Privileged Distorts Economic Policy and How Government by the Privileged Distorts Democracies.