SOCI 152 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nonpartisanism, Balanced Budget, Government Spending
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Week 6- limits to prt/median voter theorem: institutions. Institutionalization of prt how might some institutions be more/less favorable to redistribution. Cities/states limited because if tax too high rich and businesses will leave or if spend too much poor will in-migrate ( economic competition ) Dominance of campaign financing and wealth over local elites. Residents control elections and direction of policy ( public opinion /prt) Cities are apolitical driven by services and needs of population. Electoral and government structures can shape outcomes ( new institutionalists . Nonpartisan elections make it more difficult for minority or lower-class voters to theory) What type of institutions could matter? have their voices heard. City manager administration not accountable to voters. Majority voters (white) power over even minority districts. Debt limits, taxation limits, balanced budget, functional responsibility of city v. state/county. Can identify priorities by comparing types of local spending policy priorities. Redistributive- ameliorate conditions of the poor (9. 6%)
