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John G. Matsusaka

For the Many or the Few

The Initiative, Public Policy, and American Democracy

206 pages, 2 maps, 19 line drawings, 22 tables  6 x 9  © 2004
Series: American Politics and Political Economy Series

Cloth $31.00

ISBN: 9780226510811   Published August 2004

Paper $18.00

ISBN: 9780226510828   Published March 2008

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ISBN: 9780226510873

Preface
1. An American Institution
2. A Blizzard of Data
Part I - The Evidence
3. Spending and Taxes, 1970-2000
4. For the Many or the Few
5. Conservative or Liberal
Part II - Explaining the Facts
6. When Legislators Get Out of Step
7. Key Episodes in the Twentieth Century
Part III - Open Questions
8. Majority Tyranny and the Constitution
9. Delegation, Information, and Competition
Appendix 1. Initiative Provisions in States, 1898-2003
Appendix 2. Initiative Provisions in the Twenty Largest Cities, 2000
Appendix 3. Data Definitions and Sources
Appendix 4. Critical Notes on the Empirical Literature
Notes
References
Index
Subjects



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