South Carolina’s Act 388: Examining the “Scope of Conflict” in School Property Tax Policy*

• In Event: Negotiating Resources

Brief Overview

This proposal reviews the interest group mobilization of taxpayer associations to uncover why a tax policy was adopted by the State of South Carolina that hurt businesses, schools, and renters. Schattsneider's "scope of conflict" theory is utilized.

Author

• Sarah L Young, University of South Carolina-Aiken