Politics of Place and the Limits of Redistribution

Melissa Ziegler Rogers is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Claremont Graduate University. She specialises in comparative politics, Latin American politics, and comparative political institutions.

• 1. Introduction 2. Theory 3. Regional Disparity in the World 4. Parties, Electoral Rules, and Representation in Legislatures5. Executives and National Public Goods 6. Federalism and Decentralization 7. Conclusion

'Rogers joins a growing group of scholars applying the lens of political geography to the study of inequality and fiscal redistribution. In this book, she offers a new set of mechanisms connecting political institutions to redistribution levels, demonstrating through multiple channels the costs of territorially focused political institutions for income inequality.'—Bonnie M. Meguid, University of Rochester, USA'This book makes an important contribution to better understanding one of the most important social problems. By highlighting the relevance of political geography, it offers a fresh explanation for how and why institutions shape the representation of the poor and the politics of inequality.' —Margit Tavits Washington University in St. Louis, USA