{"product_id":"the-permanent-tax-revolt-9780804758710","title":"The Permanent Tax Revolt","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA provocative examination of the property tax revolt of the 1970s that explains why contemporary American politics is now consumed with conflicts over big tax cuts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Isaac William Martin offers an important and insightful addition to this research strand, presenting a powerful mix of social policy assessment, social movement analysis, political science, and economic sociology. ...Martin's book is recommended reading to all interested in the linkages between social policy, social movements, and taxation.\"—Rafael Marques, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very informative and stimulating read.\"—\u003ci\u003eMarginal Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the true origins of the fiscal crisis of the United States.\"—Edwin Amenta, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Movements Matter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBold Relief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Permanent Tax Revolt\u003c\/i\u003e tells a surprising story about the anti-tax movement that has dominated American politics for the past several decades. In a welcome break with market fundamentalism, this lively, well-written, and insightful book casts much-needed new light on debates about tax politics, the welfare state, and contemporary social movements.\"—Chris Rhomberg, Yale University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Introducing the Tax Revolt                                1  2 A Seedbed of Taxpayer Revolt: The  Modernization of the American Property Tax              25  3 The Outbreak of a Tax Protest Movement                   50  4 The Two Faces of Federalism                             74  5 A New Ball Game: How the Tax Revolt Turned Right        98  6 Welcome to the Tax Cutting Party: How the Tax  Revolt Transformed Republican Politics                 126  7 American Exceptionalism Reconsidered                   146  Epilogue: Lessons of the Tax Revolt                    166  Appendix 1: How Great Was the Tax Privilege  of Fractional Assessment?                              175  Appendix 2: Was Proposition 13 Really a Turning Point?  181  Appendix 3: How Did Tax Limitation Policies  Affect the Politics of Taxation?                       185  Archival Sources and Their Abbreviations               189","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405573169495,"sku":"9780804758710","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804758710.jpg?v=1730492882","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-permanent-tax-revolt-9780804758710","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}