Disorganized Politics and the Have-Nots
Politics and Taxes in New York and California
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6356753 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Dwyre, Mark O''Gorman, Mark J O’gorman, Mark O'Gorman, Jeffrey M Stonecash (0000-0002-8196-4500), Rosalie Young |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-47 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3235085 |
| OpenAlex | W2329509012 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Students of politics are again asking how institutional patterns affect political outcomes. This article contributes to that stream of inquiry by revisiting V. O. Key's argument that the have-nots of society fare worse in "disorganized" political systems because the lack of cohesive political parties with clear constituency bases means that their interests will not be represented effectively. The authors find Key's argument confirmed in a comparison of tax reform in New York and California. The New York reforms, decided by cohesive, constituency-based legislative parties, spread the tax burden more equitably than the California ones, which were decided mainly through a series of disconnected public referenda
Argument (complex analysis · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Politics of the United States · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2002 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |