Politics, Economic Surplus and Redistribution in the American States
A Test of a Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232099 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard E Deleon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 781 |
| Publication date | 1973-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2110608 |
| OpenAlex | W2331562619 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
A test of Lenski's theory of distributive systems is applied to cross-sectional data for the American states. In part. Lenski's theory is an attempt to explain the reversal of trends toward social inequality with the emergence of industrial society. The results of this study indicate that two of the explanatory factors specified by Lenski-rising levels of economic surplus and the appearance of mass political organizations-are mutually contingent in their impact upon redistributive policy-making in the American states. The findings also support a general version of Key's interparty competition hypothesis
Competition (biology · Distributive property · Economic competition · Economics · Inequality · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Profit (economics · Redistribution (election · Test (biology · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Global trade and economics · Law · Mathematics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 1999 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |