The Government Taketh Away: The Politics of Pain in the United States and Canada
By Leslie A. Pal (Editor), R. Kent Weaver (Editor), Carolyn Hughes Tuohy (Contribution by), Richard J. Schultz (Contribution by), Donley T. Studlar (Contribution by), P. Whitney Lackenbauer (Contribution by), Aaron G. Stalnaker (Contribution by), Raymond Tatalovich (Contribution by), Andrew Rich (Contribution by), Lilly J. Goren (Contribution by), Leslie A. Pal (Contribution by), R. Kent Weaver (Contribution by)
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By Leslie A. Pal (Editor), R. Kent Weaver (Editor), Carolyn Hughes Tuohy (Contribution by), Richard J. Schultz (Contribution by), Donley T. Studlar (Contribution by), P. Whitney Lackenbauer (Contribution by), Aaron G. Stalnaker (Contribution by), Raymond Tatalovich (Contribution by), Andrew Rich (Contribution by), Lilly J. Goren (Contribution by), Leslie A. Pal (Contribution by), R. Kent Weaver (Contribution by)
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Democratic government is about making choices. Sometimes those choices involve the distribution of benefits. At other times they involve the imposition of some type of loss—a program cut, increased taxes, or new regulatory standards. Citizens will resist such impositions if they can, or will try to punish governments at election time. The dynamics of loss imposition are therefore a universal—if unpleasant—element of democratic governance. The Government Taketh Away examines the repercussion...






















