Popular Support for Regional Economic Integration in Latin America

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3336091
AutoresM A Seligson (0000-0002-7202-9422, University of Pittsburgh, autor de correspondencia)
Año1999
Volumen31
Número1
Páginas129-150
Fecha de publicación1999-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x98005239
OpenAlexW2145275236
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17

Regional economic integration schemes abound in Latin America, yet very little is known about the degree of popular support for such programmes. Now that democratic regimes rule in almost all of Latin America, public opinion can have an important impact on national policies. This paper examines the attitudes toward economic integration in 17 mainland Latin American countries with interview data from over 18,000 people. Bi-variate and multivariate analyses are conducted on the factors related to support for regional integration. Perceived benefits of integration and perceptions of personal and national economic situation prove to be important factors, as are higher levels of education, support for democracy and gender (males favour integration more than females). Two novel findings are that a positive opinion of the European Union along with satisfaction with the functioning of democracy are both linked to greater support for integration

China · Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic integration · Economics · Latin Americans · Mainland China · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public support · Regional Integration · Global Trade and Competitiveness · Global trade and economics · International Relations in Latin America · Psychology · Public Administration