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The Politics of Place and the Limits of Redistribution (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics) - Softcover

Book 120 of 168: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

Ziegler Rogers, Melissa

 
9781032242668: The Politics of Place and the Limits of Redistribution (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)
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ISBN 10: 1032242663 ISBN 13: 9781032242668
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Numerous scholars have noticed that certain political institutions, including federalism, majoritarian electoral systems, and presidentialism, are linked to lower levels of income redistribution. This book offers a political geography explanation for those observed patterns. Each of these institutions is strongly shaped by geography and provides incentives for politicians to target their appeals and government resources to localities. Territorialized institutions also shape citizens’ preferences in ways that can undermine the national coalition in favor of redistribution. Moreover, territorial institutions increase the number of veto points in which anti-redistributive actors can constrain reform efforts. These theoretical connections between the politics of place and redistributive outcomes are explored in theory, empirical analysis, and case studies of the USA, Germany, and Argentina.

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About the Author

Melissa Ziegler Rogers is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Claremont Graduate University. She specialises in comparative politics, Latin American politics, and comparative political institutions.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1032242663
ISBN 13 
9781032242668
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
214