New World? The Changing Role of Party in American State Politics, 1840-2020

• In Event: Subnational Political Parties

Brief Overview

Drawing on large new bodies of data, we examine the relationship between party competition in state legislatures and investments in human capital, such as health and education spending, for the period 1840–2020.

Authors

• Gerald H. Gamm, University of Rochester

• Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego