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She gives examples throughout of problem-solving research conducted at all levels, from undergraduate theses to the major figures of the discipline. 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In \u003ci\u003eStarving the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, sociologist Monica Prasad uncovers the origins of the GOP's relentless focus on tax cuts and shows how this is a uniquely American phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on never-before seen archival documents, Prasad traces the history of the 1981 tax cut--the famous supply side tax cut, which became the cornerstone for the next several decades of Republican domestic economic policy. She demonstrates that the main impetus behind this tax cut was not business group pressure, racial animus, or a belief that tax cuts would pay for themselves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rather, the tax cut emerged because in America--unlike in the rest of the advanced industrial world--progressive policies are not embedded within a larger political economy that is favorable to business. Since the end of World War I, many European nations have combined strong social protections with policies to stimulate economic growth such as lower taxes on capital and less regulation on businesses than in the United State. Meanwhile, the United States emerged from World War I with high taxes on capital and some of the strongest regulations on business in the advanced industrial world. 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Why did it experience an attack on state intervention starting in the 1980s, known today as the neoliberal revolution? And why did it recently suffer the greatest economic meltdown in seventy-five years?  Although the United States is often considered a liberal, laissez-faire state, Monica Prasad marshals convincing evidence to the contrary. Indeed, she argues that a strong tradition of government intervention undermined the development of a European-style welfare state. The demand-side theory of comparative political economy she develops here explains how and why this happened. Her argument begins in the late nineteenth century, when America’s explosive economic growth overwhelmed world markets, causing price declines everywhere. While European countries adopted protectionist policies in response, in the United States lower prices spurred an agrarian movement that rearranged the political landscape. The federal government instituted progressive taxation and a series of strict financial regulations that ironically resulted in more freely available credit. As European countries developed growth models focused on investment and exports, the United States developed a growth model based on consumption.  These large-scale interventions led to economic growth that met citizen needs through private credit rather than through social welfare policies. 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