Do parties matter for local revenue policies? A comparison of Denmark and Norway
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6258271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jens Blom-Hansen (0000-0002-7148-0334, Aarhus University), Jens Blom‐hansen, Lars Christian Monkerud, Rune J Sørensen (0000-0003-0375-7677), Rune Sørensen |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 445-465 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2006.00305.x |
| OpenAlex | W1968942246 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 35 |
This article investigates the impact of party ideology on revenue politics. Theoretically, claims can be made that party ideology should matter for revenue policies. First, leftist governments are more favourable towards government intervention and a large public sector. To accomplish this, leftist governments need more revenue than bourgeois governments. Second, revenue policy is a redistributive policy area well suited for ideological positioning. However, the claim that party ideology does not matter can also be made since raising revenue is unpopular and politicians may shy away from new initiatives. Empirically, the question is unsettled. The article investigates the problem by looking at three revenue policy areas (income and property taxation, and user charges) in two countries (Denmark and Norway). The data used is from the municipal level, providing several hundreds of units to compare. The evidence favours the ‘parties matter’ argument, particularly in the Danish case
Argument (complex analysis · Economics · Ideology · Left-wing politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Revenue · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,47 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |