1. Effect of Economic Conditions on Government Popularity: The Canadian Provincial Case.
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Tellier, Geneviève
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VOTING , *PROVINCIAL governments , *PROVINCES , *POPULARITY , *ECONOMIC history , *POLITICAL parties , *UNEMPLOYMENT , *BUDGET deficits , *POLITICAL organizations - Abstract
This study tested if the economic voting hypothesis can explain voters' support for provincial governments. Using pooled time-series data from six provinces, a popularity function was developed and tested. Findings indicate that economic conditions have an effect on provincial government popularity. Voters attribute different responsibilities, however, to different political parties. Left-wing incumbent parties are held to be accountable for unemployment, while centrist and right-wing ruling parties are accountable for public deficits. Results also show that provincial government popularity depreciates over time and is correlated to the federal government's own popularity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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