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		<title>Does the Citizen Initiative Weaken Party Government in the U.S. States?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Progressive reformers first championed adoption of the citizen initiative and other direct democracy institutions, a major reason was to limit the ability of political parties to pursue extreme policies. In the absence of direct democracy, political parties might not have much reason to promote moderate policies. Republican legislators would generally prefer policies to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiscal Federalism and Tax Effort in the U.S. States</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal government gives billions of dollars to the 50 state governments as grants-in-aid, whether to fund schools, Medicaid, or whatever. The idea is this: The federal government gives states extra money so that they will increase spending in a particular area without having to cut spending elsewhere. But is that what really happens? Nicholson-Crotty [...]]]></description>
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