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Three worlds of austerity: voter congruence over fiscal trade-offs in Germany, Spain and the UK
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Abstract Political opposition to fiscal adjustments has varied significantly across countries. Our analysis links this variation to differences in the congruence of voter attitudes towards fiscal trade-offs across political blocs in different countries. These differences in attitudes, in turn, coincide with ... view more
Political opposition to fiscal adjustments has varied significantly across countries. Our analysis links this variation to differences in the congruence of voter attitudes towards fiscal trade-offs across political blocs in different countries. These differences in attitudes, in turn, coincide with the implications of the distinct macroeconomic growth strategies that these countries pursue. Based on original survey data, we show that in Germany, supporters of different parties not only share similar views on the appropriate size of fiscal adjustment, but also on how to distribute these cuts across various spending items. In Spain, there is fundamental disagreement on the amount of austerity, but voters largely agree on the composition of fiscal adjustments. In the UK, there is disagreement between voters of diverging political blocs on both accounts. Variation in public attitudes, therefore, gives rise to very diverse political dynamics surrounding fiscal adjustments in different countries.... view less
Keywords
ISSP; Federal Republic of Germany; Spain; Great Britain; fiscal policy; deficit; voter; political attitude; public expenditures
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Economic Policy
Free Keywords
spending cuts; growth models; ISSP 1985; ISSP 1990; ISSP 1996; ISSP 2006; ISSP 2016
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 959-983
Journal
Socio-Economic Review, 21 (2023) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwac025
ISSN
1475-1461
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed