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Roeth, Leonce and Schwander, Hanna (2021). Greens in government: the distributive policies of a culturally progressive force. West Eur. Polit., 44 (3). S. 661 - 690. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1743-9655

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Abstract

Given the crucial role of Green parties in modern party systems, surprisingly little is known about the impact that Green parties in governments have on distributive issues, on the spending or the revenue side of distributive politics. Providing such insights is the purpose of this study. Based on an encompassing cross-national data set of 34 countries from 1970 to 2015, this article examines the impact of Green government participation on three dimensions of distributive policy making: social consumption, social investment and taxation policies. It is found that the inclusion of Green parties in national governments leads to higher spending on social investment, while the status quo prevails regarding social consumption and taxation. Nonetheless, as procurers of centre-left majorities, Greens in government prevent retrenchment on social consumption and decreasing corporate and top marginal income taxes. This work bears relevance for the study of party politics, the reconfiguration of welfare states and the literature on coalition dynamics.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Roeth, Leonce UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schwander, Hanna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-348750
DOI:	10.1080/01402382.2019.1702792
Journal or Publication Title:	West Eur. Polit.
Volume:	44
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 661 - 690
Date:	2021
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1743-9655
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL INVESTMENT; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; PARTIES MATTER; POLITICS; PREFERENCES; CLEAVAGE; EUROPE; PERCEPTIONS; ROKKAN; REFORM Multiple languages Political Science Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/34875