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100 1 _aSHOCH, James
_934698
245 1 0 _aBringing public opinion and electoral politics back in :
_bexplaining the fate of "Clintonomics" and its contemporary relevance
260 _aLondon :
_bSage Publications,
_cMarch 2008
520 3 _aIn 1992, Bill Clinton won the presidency committed to an ambitious program of "public investment." Yet the plan Clinton submitted to the Democrat-controlled Congress in early 1993 was sharply scaled back in favor of an emphasis on reducing the federal budget deficit. Congress then made further deep cuts in Clinton's plan. This Democratic retreat from public investment would continue throughout the remainder of Clinton's presidency. In this article, I argue that the fate of "Clintonomics" was due mainly to public opinion and electoral politics. In an epilogue, I examine the implications of this episode for the new intra-Democratic debate over public investment
773 0 8 _tPolitics & Society
_g36, 1, p. 89-130
_dLondon : Sage Publications, March 2008
_xISSN 00323292
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_cTiago
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