Such simplistic reductions of states to monochromatic hues have become the norm over the past decade, and they can be taken to absurd extremes.
But perhaps the gradual reduction of state funding is better than the immediate alternative.
Lawmakers rejected a $54 million reduction of state aid to cities and towns.
The Democrats were committed to a program of economic growth, to be achieved through a reduction of state interference.
These include easier access for foreign telecommunications companies and a reduction of state controls over the economy, steps that would expand the sale of American goods in China.
Particularly important in this respect has been the reduction of state supports for local industries, the lowering of high tariff walls, and the privatization of state-owned firms.
In the 2012 state budget, Gov. Pat Quinn approved $4.7 million in cuts, a 52 percent reduction of state outlays for shelters, emergency housing and transportation.
Offering limited rights on some of its territorial assets while retaining sovereignty over them can be an optimal way to finance a reduction of state debt.
While it would let the owners of most sites hire private monitors, it would not necessarily result in a reduction of state monitors overseeing those sites, or of monitors overall.
Solingen argues that political coalitions favouring the reduction of state control over markets and increased privatisation and foreign investment – are less likely to adopt a nuclear posture that would endanger their economic interests.
