There once was the study of Political Economy but in the late 19th century big money bought professors and institutions to divide it into Economics (the study of wealth while ignoring power) and Political Science (the study of power while ignoring wealth). Political Economy had been the study of the relationships between wealth and power...now left to independent researchers who are often called cranks or conspiracy theorists. I would say what Martin Van Buren called "the Money Power" (big banks and their capital holders) control both the economics and the politics. We have two parties to keep us sharply divided. Multiple parties would mean more issues brought up and coalitions against the money power could form.
There once was the study of Political Economy but in the late 19th century big money bought professors and institutions to divide it into Economics (the study of wealth while ignoring power) and Political Science (the study of power while ignoring wealth). Political Economy had been the study of the relationships between wealth and power...now left to independent researchers who are often called cranks or conspiracy theorists. I would say what Martin Van Buren called "the Money Power" (big banks and their capital holders) control both the economics and the politics. We have two parties to keep us sharply divided. Multiple parties would mean more issues brought up and coalitions against the money power could form.