Beyond Liberal and Conservative

Download or read book Beyond Liberal and Conservative written by William S. Maddox and published by Cato Institute. This book was released on 1984-12-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politicians and political analysts continue to use a single liberal-conservative dimension to analyze the ideological views of the American people, but that approach is increasingly inadequate. Professors Maddox and Lilie have gone beyond the liberal-conservative continuum. By separating questions aof economic policy from issues involving civil liberties, they find four basic ideological group: liberals, conservatives, libertarians, and populists. This book goes a long way toward explaining such phenomena as ticket-splitting, the impact of the baby-boom generation, and the internal conflicts both major parties will face over the next few years.