From the Republican Party's "Southern Strategy" in the U.S. to the
rise of Le Pen's National Front in France, conservative politicians
in the last thirty years have capitalized on voters' resentment of
ethnic minorities to win votes and undermine government aid to the
poor. In this book, the authors construct a theoretical model to
calculate the effect of voters' attitudes about race and
immigration on political parties' stances on income distribution.
Drawing on empirical data from the U.S., Britain, Denmark, and
France, they use their model to show how parties choose their
platforms and compete for votes. They find that the Right is able
to push fiscal policies that hurt working and middle class citizens
by attracting voters who may be liberal on economic issues but who
hold conservative views on race or immigration. The authors
estimate that if all voters held non-racist views, liberal and
conservative parties alike would have proposed levels of
redistribution 10 to 20 percent higher than they did. Combining
historical analysis and empirical rigor with major theoretical
advances, the book yields fascinating insights into how politicians
exploit social issues to advance their economic agenda.
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