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Panel Discussion 'The age of the strongman: populism and authoritarianism in global politics'

Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

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The Relationship Between Economic Grievance and Populism

I used to kid myself that the reason why we'd never have a revolution or a dictator in this country was was two reasons. The pharise dictatorship or whatever whoever would get to the top, probably not him. I do think there is that clear relationship between between economic grievance, often justified economic grievance and the way people are likely to vote for simple populist solutions. It's partly because of the fundamental problem we have of understanding that you can't have European standards of public provision and American tax rates. And it's seem to me so fundamental, but we haven't yet picked it up.

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