Introduction: democracy and political voice
The (ambivalent) tradition of equality in America
The context: growing economic inequality and weakening unions
Equal voice and the dilemmas of democracy
Does unequal voice matter?
The persistence of unequal voice
Unequal at the starting line: the intergenerational persistence of political inequality
Political participation over the life cycle
Political activism and electoral democracy: perspectives on economic inequality and political polarization
Political voice through organized interests
Who sings in the heavenly chorus? the shape of the organized interest system
The changing pressure community
Beyond organizational categories
Political voice through organized interest activity
Breaking the pattern through political recruitment
Weapon of the strong? participatory inequality and the internet
What, if anything, is to be done?
Conclusion: equal voice and the promise of American democracy.
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The unheavenly chorus : unequal political voice and the broken promise of American democracy by Kay Lehman Schlozman. ISBN 9780691154848. Published by Princeton University Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
