Political equality: what is it and why does it matter?

Political inequality is a distinctive type of inequality, which cannot be reduced to economic or power inequalities. The article frames political equality as trying to achieve ‘equal consideration’ among members of a polity, arguing that assessing whether this is achieved requires looking at process...

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Published in:Oxford Open Economics 2024-07, Vol.3 (Supplement_1), p.i262-i281
Main Authors: Beramendi, Pablo, Besley, Timothy, Levi, Margaret
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