The relationship between inequality and democracy is a compelling one for the contemporary social scientist. The contributors to this 1997 volume examine the relationship between inequality and democracy looking at questions raised as early as Aristotle through to Marx and the present day.

The relationship between inequality and democracy is a compelling one for the contemporary social scientist. This book addresses questions raised as early as the time of Aristotle, and continue through Marx to the present day. Theories of inequality in relation to democracy are explored, and the book focuses on the sources of democracy, the relationship between economic development and thresholds of democracy, and finally responses to democratization. As the gap between rich and poor widens within and between nations, the subject of this book becomes increasingly important worldwide.