Can Democracy Be Saved by Economic Policy? The Burden of Bidenomics.
Heightened economic insecurity has been a factor in the turn to right-wing authoritarianism in the United States and elsewhere. "Bidenomics" has been framed to suggest economic policy can create movement away from right-wing authoritarianism toward more liberal democratic sentiment. We distinguish t...
| Publicado en: | Social Research Vol. 91; no. 3; pp. 883 - 913 |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Fall2024
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| Sumario: | Heightened economic insecurity has been a factor in the turn to right-wing authoritarianism in the United States and elsewhere. "Bidenomics" has been framed to suggest economic policy can create movement away from right-wing authoritarianism toward more liberal democratic sentiment. We distinguish the crisis of democracy from the rise of populism. We argue that Bidenomics may reduce the appeal of populism if it targets those "left behind," but addressing the crisis of democracy is a burden Bidenomics alone cannot bear. To raise the likelihood of buy-in to democracy, there must be significant political change as well. |
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