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Ungleichheiten und die US-amerikanische Demokratie

Demokratie und Ungleichheit in den USA

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Dieser Beitrag erläutert die Entwicklung sozialer, politischer und ökonomischer Ungleichheiten in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im Laufe des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts. Er leistet einen Überblick über die empirischen Details und die entscheidenden Faktoren und Dynamiken wachsender sozio-ökonomischer Ungleichheiten und bespricht deren Auswirkungen auf politische Prozesse. Wir argumentieren, dass die neuen Ungleichheiten nur erklärt werden können, wenn jüngere neoliberale Entwicklungstendenzen zusammengedacht werden mit ungelösten strukturellen Problemen des demokratischen Systems in den Vereinigten Staaten. Dabei betonen wir, in welcher Weise ökomische und politische Ungleichheiten miteinander einher gehen und wie sie die US-amerikanische Demokratie bedrohen.

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    Gemeinhin spricht man in der einschlägigen US-amerikanischen Fachliteratur vom Wohlfahrtsstaat (welfare state) oder ausschließlich von Sozialpolitik. Wir verwenden bewusst den Begriff des Sozial- und Interventionsstaats, um auch nicht primär sozialpolitische Interventionsformen wie zum Beispiel Arbeitsmarkt-, Bildungspolitik oder auch die Regulierung der Finanzmärkte in den Blick zu nehmen.

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Lammert, C., Vormann, B. (2023). Ungleichheiten und die US-amerikanische Demokratie. In: Lammert, C., Siewert, M., Vormann, B. (eds) Handbuch Politik USA. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04125-0_36-3

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