Maintaining the Coalition
Class Coalitions and Policy Trajectories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2317119 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bill Winders (Georgia Tech in Atlanta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 387-423 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032329205278461 |
| OpenAlex | W2169680941 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The author compares the trajectories of three U.S. policies from 1935 to 1952: the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA), the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and the Social Security Act (SSA). Agricultural policy expanded beyond the New Deal, labor policy was severely weakened, and social security saw only minor changes. Why? Class coalitions strongly influenced the trajectories of these policies. The coalition supporting the AAA largely maintained, but the coalition supporting the NLRA collapsed. Support from southern planters was particularly important for each policy. Focusing on trajectories rather than merely policy formation more clearly demonstrates the influence of class coalitions over state policy
Class (philosophy · Economic system · Economics · Labor relations · Labour economics · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Social policy · Social security · State (computer science · Labor Movements and Unions · Race, History, and American Society · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |