Chapter Nine. The Policy Effects of Political Polarization

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Tables ix
5. Contributors xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter One. American Politics in the Long Run 3
8. PART ONE. The Shifting Political Landscape
9. Chapter Two. The Rise and Reconfiguration of Activist Government 19
10. Chapter Three. Government Activism and the Reorganization of American Civic Democracy 39
11. Chapter Four. Parties, Electoral Participation, and Shifting Voting Blocs 68
12. PART TWO. Conservatives on the Rise
13. Chapter Five. Seizing Power 105
14. Chapter Six. Economic Insecurity, Party Reputations, and the Republican Ascendance 135
15. Chapter Seven. Conservative Mobilization against Entrenched Liberalism 160
16. PART THREE. Policy and Politics in the New American Polity
17. Chapter Eight. The Transformed Welfare State and the Redistribution of Political Voice 191
18. Chapter Nine. The Policy Effects of Political Polarization 223
19. Chapter Ten. Tax Politics and the Struggle over Activist Government 256
20. Conclusion
21. Chapter Eleven. Political Development and Contemporary American Politics 283
22. References 295
23. Index 321
24. Backmatter 325