PRINCETON – It is hardly news that the rich have more political power than the poor, even in democratic countries where everyone gets a single vote in elections. But two political scientists, Martin Gilens of Princeton University and Benjamin Page of Northwestern University, have recently produced some stark findings for the United States that have dramatic implications for the functioning of democracy – in the US and elsewhere.
普林斯顿—富人比穷人拥有更大的政治权力，这不是新闻，即使在一人一票选举的民主国家也是如此。但两位政治学家——普林斯顿大学的马丁·吉伦斯（Martin Gilens）和西北大学的本杰明·佩奇（Benjamin Page）最近发现了关于美国的一些冷酷的结论，他们的发现对于美国和其他国家的民主的运作具有重要影响。