Why are democracies so unequal? Despite the widespread expectation that democracy, via expansion of the franchise, would lead to redistribution in favor of the masses, in reality majorities regularly lose out in democracies. Taking a broad view of inequality as encompassing the distribution of...

In his 2006 World Politics article, “Power Resources and Employer-Centered Approaches,” Walter Korpi challenges Peter Swenson's work on business and the politics of the welfare state as “deeply flawed.” This response to Korpi's article counters with the criticism that he neglects to...