Economic Ideas and the Political Process
Debating Tax Cuts in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1962-1981
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 7973901 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Elizabeth Popp Berman (0000-0002-5299-9042, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY, USA,, autor de correspondencia), Nicholas Pagnucco (University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY, USA,, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2010 |
| Volumen | 38 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 347-372 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Politics & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0032-3292 • E-ISSN: 1552-7514 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032329210373070 |
| OpenAlex | W2157774240 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 6 |
| Referencias citadas | 8 |
While sociologists and political scientists have become interested in the role of ideas in the political process, relatively little work looks at how ideological claims are actually deployed in political discourse. This article examines the economic claims made in two pairs of Congressional debates over tax cuts, one (in 1962 and 1964) generally associated with Keynesian economic theories, and one (in 1978 and 1981) tied to supply-side ideas. While these bills were indeed initiated by groups subscribing to different economic ideologies, subsequent debates look surprisingly similar. The bills were closer in substance than one might expect, and while their proponents came from opposite political camps, in both cases supporters focused more on supply-side than demand-side effects and emphasized tax cuts’ ability to pay for themselves through economic stimulation. The authors propose that politically acceptable economic claims may evolve more slowly than the economic theories that inspire policy entrepreneurs, and that this “discursive opportunity structure” may not only constrain the political process but may potentially shape the political effects of expert knowledge
Economics · Ideology · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Work (physics) · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Obras citantes distintas | 6 |
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| Citas por año | 0,43 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 6 |