[lbo-talk] Bartels on Frank, etc.

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Mar 3 10:58:17 PST 2006


Marvin Gandall wrote:


>Doug wrote:
>
>>Larry Bartels has posted the updated version of his critique of Tom
>>Frank's What's The Matter With Kansas on his website (it's the top link,
>>ID'd as QJPS 2006). The original is just below it (APSA 2006). The early
>>version used a definition of the white working class as white voters in
>>the bottom third of the income distribution. Drawing on Ruy Teixeira's
>>work, Frank rejected that definition, preferring the lack of a college
>>degree as the standard. Neither definition, however, supports the thesis
>>of What's The Matter With Kansas.
>=======================================
>Haven't read the revised version, but I still wouldn't be satisfied with the
>new definition of working class

It's not satisfying at all, for several reasons. One of those several: 40% of the non-bachelor's voters have household incomes over $60,000.

Doug



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