The Government Taketh Away: The Politics of Pain in the United States and Canada

by Leslie A. Pal

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Democratic government is about making choices. Sometimes those choices involve the distribution of benefits. At other times they involve the imposition of some type of loss--a program cut, increased taxes, or new regulatory standards. Citizens will resist such impositions if they can, or will try to punish governments at election time. The dynamics of loss imposition are therefore a universal--if unpleasant--element of democratic governance. The Government...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0878409017

ISBN13:9780878409013

Release Date:April 2003

Publisher:Georgetown University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.85 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 7.0" x 10.5"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Comparative Politics Legal Theory & Systems Non-US Legal Systems Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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