The case for the privatization of social welfare: three decades of public opinion evidence from Great Britain and the United States

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.-L. Tang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
The United States

Greece's Experiment with Proportional Representation

1927 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adamantios Th. Polyzoides
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Party System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Proportional Representation ◽  
General Election ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Military

On November 7 Greece held its first general election under the system of proportional representation, using a modified form of the Belgian system. This innovation was imposed on the country despite the most strenuous opposition by all of the old parties, the majority of the press, and the bulk of public opinion, and its adoption was a clear victory of the minority parties, assisted by the Military League and the then dictator General Kondylis.The arguments of the established parties in favor of the old plurality system ran on lines too familiar to require extensive statement here. The former system, according to its supporters, usually assures the election of large majorities, one way or the other, and enables Parliament to give the country what we call a strong government, such as Greece needed at the time of the election. Great Britain and the United States were offered as the outstanding examples of the efficiency of the two-party system, which is best served by the old-fashioned electoral method of absolute plurality. Naturally enough, Belgium was cited as the worst exponent of the evils of proportional representation.

scholarly journals We Spend How Much? Misperceptions, Innumeracy, and Support for the Foreign Aid in the United States and Great Britain

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Scotto ◽  
Jason Reifler ◽  
David Hudson ◽  
Jennifer vanHeerde-Hudson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Income ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Budget

AbstractMajorities of citizens in high-income countries often oppose foreign aid spending. One popular explanation is that the public overestimates the percentage and amount of taxpayer funds that goes toward overseas aid. Does expressing aid flows in dollar and/or percentage terms shift public opinion toward aid? We report the results of an experiment examining differences in support for aid spending as a function of the information American and British respondents receive about foreign aid spending. In both nations, providing respondents with information about foreign aid spending as a percentage of the national budget significantly reduces support for cuts. The findings suggest that support for aid can be increased, but significant opposition to aid spending remains.

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