Lehmann, Sibylle H.; Hauber, Philipp; Opitz, Alexander - Forschungszentrum Innovation und Dienstleistung, … - 2012
The extension of the franchise to social groups with less property and income is associated with greater income redistribution from the rich to the poor and extension in the provision of public goods, which leads to the growth of government expenditure. All of these expected changes are costly...