Party decline in America : policy, politics, and the fiscal state
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Party decline in America : policy, politics, and the fiscal state
(Princeton studies in American politics : historical, international, and comparative perspectives)
Princeton University Press, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
As the influence of political parties diminished in postwar America, scholars argued about whether this decline was caused by changes in voter behavior, new styles of campaigning, or trust-shattering events such as Vietnam and Watergate. To some, parties were the relics of a technologically less sophisticated era. Today, however, many believe that these institutions have an inevitable tendency to adapt and survive. In John Coleman's view neither party decline nor adaptation is inevitable. His state-centered approach shows that the condition of political parties depends critically on the state's major policy concerns and on its institutional policymaking structure. Political decisions during state-building periods shape whether parties appear relevant to governance. From the 1870s to the 1930s, party competition was based substantially on trade policy: parties controlled trade policy formation, they differed significantly in their policy prescriptions, and voters and elites cared about the differences and believed parties controlled policy outcomes in this key area.
In contrast, the content and policymaking structure of macroeconomic policy, a dominant concern of the postwar state, marginalized parties as important actors. By examining the formation of the postwar state, the behavior of parties in Congress, and how parties respond to recession, Coleman shows how state structure and policy weakened American parties after the 1940s. As long as important features of this postwar state remain in place, any resurgence of party strength will remain partial and piecemeal.
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List of Figures and TablesPreface and Acknowledgments1The Past and Present of American Political Parties32The Formation of the Fiscal State333Party Cohesion and Party Conflict in the House of Representatives724A Dime's Worth of Difference? North and South, Appropriations and Authorizations1125Responding to Recession: Party Reactions and Policy Making during Economic Downturns1406Parties, Politics, and the Fiscal State179AppendixBudget-Related Roll-Call Votes, 1947-1990209Bibliography213Index243
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