Retreating from Redistribution? Trends in Democratic Party Fidelity to Economic Equality, 1984-2020

• In Event: Plus Ça Change? Party Position-Taking Over Time in the US

Brief Overview

This paper addresses the political roots of rising inequality in the United States, using party platforms to systematically assess the claim that the Democratic Party has retreated from its historical commitment to economic egalitarianism.

Authors

• Amelia Imogene Malpas, Mount Holyoke College

• Adam Hilton, Mount Holyoke College