Political Distrust and Conservative Voting in Ballot Measure Elections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6339113 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua J Dyck (0000-0001-5625-0744, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 612-626 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912909331427 |
| OpenAlex | W2059669735 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 31 |
Over the past thirty years, the cumulative effects of direct democracy have served to decrease both levels of taxation and spending in the American states. Yet conservative budgetary policy measures passed during this time period were likely to occur in liberal states. Using data on over thirty separate ballot issues, the author offers a solution to this puzzle, demonstrating that distrusting government serves as a consistently robust predictor of conservative policy choice. The implication of this finding is that citizens often choose conservative policy outcomes because they believe that government is functionally incapable of giving them what they want
Ballot · Democracy · Direct democracy · Distrust · Economics · Government (linguistics · Government spending · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |