Representation and Local Policy: Relating County-Level Public Opinion to Policy Outputs.
Students of local politics have argued American federalism implies little role for local tastes in policy making. Peterson (1979) anticipates the pursuit of a productive tax base will depress subnational government spending on social services, while promoting developmental policies. We investigate t...
| Publicado en: | Political Research Quarterly Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 164 - 178 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
March 2009
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