1. Introsuction 1
2. The History of the California Tax Revolt 19
3. Opinions About Taxes and spending 43
4. The Vote and the Tax Revolt Schema 73
5. The Social Base 96
6. The Pro-Revolt Interests 111
7. The Anti-Revolt Interests 142
8. Symbolic Predispositions 163
9. Proposition 13: The Peculiar election 188
10. Putting the Pieces Together 207
11. Comparisons and Implications 225
12. The Legacy of the Tax Revolt 243
Appendix 279
Notes 283
Index 309