Tax crusaders : and the politics of direct democracy /

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Author / Creator:Smith, Daniel A.
Imprint:New York : Routledge, 1998.
Description:xiv, 249 p. ; ill., 1 map ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3308804
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ISBN:0415919916
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: Direct Democracy and Conventional Wisdom
  • 1. The Politics of Direct Democracy
  • 2. Taxes, The Initiative Process, and the Legacy of Howard Jarvis
  • 3. Populism and Faus Populist Moments
  • 4. The United Organizations of Taxpayers, and the Los Angeles
  • Apartment Owners Association -- Propping Up Proposition 13
  • 5. Citizens for Limited Taxation, and the Massachusetts
  • Hight Tech Council -- Going High Tech
  • 6. Douglass Bruce and Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of Rights -- A Solo Crusade
  • 7. The Process of Direct Democracy and the Appeal of Faux
  • Populism Notes
  • Resource Guide
  • Bibliography
  • Index