Overview
Studies a century of budget data from states and cities to provide a picture of how direct democracy is changing government policies. This book argues against the belief that initiatives empower wealthy special interest groups that neglect the majority view. It demonstrates how initiatives led to significant tax and expenditure cuts.
- | By (Author): John G. Matsusaka
- | Series: American Politics and Political Economy Series
- | Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 15, 2004
- | Country of Publication: United States
- | Number of Pages: 206 pages
- | Language: Not available
- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-10: 0007233485
- | ISBN-13: 9780226510811
