Sci Show: During Reconstruction, taxes and state capacity increased in the South due to the enfranchisement of low-income voters. However, after Reconstruction ended, low-income white and white elites made an alliance to keep taxes low and limit redistribution, leading to weak state institutions in the South.

Monday, December 14, 2020

During Reconstruction, taxes and state capacity increased in the South due to the enfranchisement of low-income voters. However, after Reconstruction ended, low-income white and white elites made an alliance to keep taxes low and limit redistribution, leading to weak state institutions in the South.

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