Simon Blount
Biographic Data
| ID | 298498 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Blount |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Blount |
| SIGNATURE | BLOUNT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNSW Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Victim Myth
The Second Republic of Austria was founded on the assertion that Austria was the first victim of Nazi Germany. Although false, the myth of common Austrian resistance to an external German aggressor was a useful political tool aiding the building of a new postwar democratic identity for Austria. Drawing on the substantial literature on the topic, this article indicates the full extent of the support provided by the victim myth for the building of …
Unemployment and economic voting
Public opinion and tax aversion in Australia
The passage of the GST legislation through the Senate brings to an end 25 years of debate over whether Australia should radically alter its tax system. This paper investigates the empirical problem of whether there were patterns of public opinion indicating that voters may have been averse to one particular aspect of taxation more than any other. The paper also addresses the methodological problems involved in investigating the suggestion that vo…
The microeconomic voter
Postmaterialism and the Vote for the Senate in Australia
There is a disagreement in the political science literature regarding the impact of postmaterialism upon Australian politics. Elim Papadakis, and Ian McAllister and Clive Bean argued that postmaterialist values were expressed through support for the minor parties in the 1990 federal election. But David Gow, analysing the same data, found no evidence supporting postmaterialist theory. In this research note, I re-analyse the data and present fresh …
Unemployment and economic voting
Postmaterialism and the Vote for the Senate in Australia
There is a disagreement in the political science literature regarding the impact of postmaterialism upon Australian politics. Elim Papadakis, and Ian McAllister and Clive Bean argued that postmaterialist values were expressed through support for the minor parties in the 1990 federal election. But David Gow, analysing the same data, found no evidence supporting postmaterialist theory. In this research note, I re-analyse the data and present fresh …
The microeconomic voter
Public opinion and tax aversion in Australia
The passage of the GST legislation through the Senate brings to an end 25 years of debate over whether Australia should radically alter its tax system. This paper investigates the empirical problem of whether there were patterns of public opinion indicating that voters may have been averse to one particular aspect of taxation more than any other. The paper also addresses the methodological problems involved in investigating the suggestion that vo…
Postmaterialism and the Vote for the Senate in Australia
There is a disagreement in the political science literature regarding the impact of postmaterialism upon Australian politics. Elim Papadakis, and Ian McAllister and Clive Bean argued that postmaterialist values were expressed through support for the minor parties in the 1990 federal election. But David Gow, analysing the same data, found no evidence supporting postmaterialist theory. In this research note, I re-analyse the data and present fresh …
The microeconomic voter
Public opinion and tax aversion in Australia
The passage of the GST legislation through the Senate brings to an end 25 years of debate over whether Australia should radically alter its tax system. This paper investigates the empirical problem of whether there were patterns of public opinion indicating that voters may have been averse to one particular aspect of taxation more than any other. The paper also addresses the methodological problems involved in investigating the suggestion that vo…
Unemployment and economic voting
The Victim Myth
The Second Republic of Austria was founded on the assertion that Austria was the first victim of Nazi Germany. Although false, the myth of common Austrian resistance to an external German aggressor was a useful political tool aiding the building of a new postwar democratic identity for Austria. Drawing on the substantial literature on the topic, this article indicates the full extent of the support provided by the victim myth for the building of …
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Voting (3 works) · Macroeconomics (2 works) · Positive economics (2 works) · Public economics (2 works)