Beyond Positive and Negative: New Perspectives on Feedback Effects in Public Opinion on the Welfare State

The study of policy feedback on public attitudes and policy preferences has become a growing area of research in recent years. Scholars in the tradition of Pierson usually argue that positive, self-reinforcing feedback effects dominate (that is, attitudes are commensurate with existing institutions)...

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Published in:British journal of political science 2021-01, Vol.51 (1), p.137-162
Main Authors: Busemeyer, Marius R, Abrassart, Aurélien, Nezi, Roula
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Government spending
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Typology
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Welfare state
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Public opinion
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Usefulness
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