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The Blind Spot: Why Democracy Never Stops the Rich
The Blind Spot begins with a paradox: democratic societies have expanded participation dramatically, yet wealth remains highly concentrated. Jeffrey Winters argues that the problem is not that democracy has failed everywhere, but that it operates very differently when concentrated wealth itself becomes the object of political conflict.Drawing on decades of research into oligarchy, political power and inequality, Winters distinguishes between areas of public life where democratic competition is relatively open and the vertical politics surrounding wealth, taxation and redistribution. He…
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