Political dynasties and poverty

Measurement and evidence of linkages in the Philippines

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9306874
AutoresRonald U Mendoza (0000-0003-2683-7303, Asian Institute of Management), Edsel L Beja, Edsel Beja (Ateneo de Manila University), Victor S Venida (Ateneo de Manila University), David Barua Yap (Asian Institute of Management, autor correspondente)
Ano2016
Volume44
Fascículo2
Páginas189-201
Data de publicação2016-04-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOxford Development Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1360-0818 • E-ISSN: 1469-9966
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13600818.2016.1169264
OpenAlexW2324475815
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas38
Referências citadas22

Political dynasty refers to a situation in which an incumbent official has at least one relative in elected office in the past or the present government. In the Philippines, for example, political dynasties comprise over 70% of its Congress. The impact of political dynasties on socioeconomic outcomes such as poverty is an important empirical question (do political dynasties exacerbate poverty?), and this paper presents some evidence. The analysis of data from the Philippines finds a worsening effect of political dynasties on poverty in provinces outside Luzon

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Population · Poverty · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Demography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Philippine History and Culture