The State Roots of National Politics
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The State Roots of National Politics

Congress and the Tax Agenda, 1978–1986

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The State Roots of National Politics

Congress and the Tax Agenda, 1978–1986

About this book

Winner of the William Anderson Award of the American Political Science AssociationExplores the role of state politics in shaping the national agenda during the 1980s. By focusing on the federal tax policy from 1978-1986, Berkman argues that a conservative political agenda slowly replaced the liberal agenda dominant since World War II.

The state roots model asserts that national policymakers, particularly members of Congress, are products of their state political systems and environments. Berkman applies this model to the tax-cutting policies that took hold nationally in 1978, before Regan came to office, and continued in the tax acts of 1981 and 1986.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Figures
  3. List of Tables
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1. Tax Revolts and Tax Reforms
  6. 2. The State-Roots Model
  7. 3. Tax Politics and a New Congressional Agenda
  8. 4. The Parties' Changing Centers of Gravity
  9. 5. The Roots of Democratic Agenda Change
  10. 6. House Democrats and the Supply-Side Tax Vote
  11. 7. National Roots, State Politics, and the Future Agenda
  12. Appendix 1
  13. Appendix 2
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index