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Everybody Hurts Sometimes: How Personal and Collective Insecurities Shape Policy Preferences.
- Source :
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Journal of Politics . Apr2019, Vol. 81 Issue 2, p539-551. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Understanding when individuals support government action is central to government responsiveness and democratic policy making. While previous research on political behavior has explored the influence of collective economic conditions, self-interested explanations have heavily swayed work on policy preferences. We bridge these two previously distinct literatures to articulate a theory of public policy preferences that highlights when both common and pocketbook factors influence preferences for social insurance. Using a cross-national sample of developed democracies from 1996 and 2006, we conclude that when personal economic conditions are dire, the pull of self-interest trumps both collective and policy concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00223816
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Politics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135778378
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1086/701721