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Is Economic Inequality Destroying Democracy? (Janine Wedel, Charlie Dent, Jeffrey Green)

Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm

World Forum, Perry World House (3803 Locust Walk) Map / Accessibility
Co-sponsored by The Penn-Temple European Studies Colloquium

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO OF THE EVENT HERE (Begins at 22:30)
ESSAYS BY PANELISTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE

Janine Wedel, George Mason University
Charlie Dent, Former U.S. Representative (R-PA15) and Perry World House Global Order Visiting Fellow
Jeffrey Green, Penn Political Science and Director of the Mitchell Center
Moderator: Mitchell Orenstein, Penn Political Science

IS THE GROWING INEQUALITY IN WEALTH within the world’s developed nations destabilizing their democracies, as it simultaneously erodes accountability for powerful elites and undermines a sense of common purpose among everyday citizens?

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO OF THE EVENT HERE (Begins at 22:30)
ESSAYS BY PANELISTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE