Effects of the political configuration of local governments on subjective well-being

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ID11193398
AuthorsAna Cárcaba García (0000-0001-7487-0031, Universidad de Oviedo), Eduardo González (0000-0003-0732-6567, Universidad de Oviedo, corresponding author), Rubén Arrondo (0000-0002-0776-2599, Universidad de Oviedo)
Year2025
Volume46
Issue2
Pages202-220
Publication date2025-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-2872 • E-ISSN: 1470-1006
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01442872.2023.2283189
OpenAlexW4389299617
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited57

Determining what makes a person happy is an extremely complicated task. The objective of this article is to identify the effects of the composition and orientation of governance bodies in municipalities on individual subjective well-being. We connect the data from a large Spanish welfare survey to municipal data covering the aforementioned dimensions of political configuration. Unlike previous country-level studies, we find no significant effects of political orientation when applied to municipal data. In contrast, political alternation emerges as a relevant driver of subjective well-being, especially when corrupt local governments are replaced. Furthermore, the fragmentation in the Spanish political landscape after the 2015 elections improved the level of political competition, which, in turn, exerted a positive effect on subjective well-being

Biology and political orientation · Corporate governance · Demographic economics · Economics · Good governance · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Sample (material · Welfare · Employment and Welfare Studies · Finance · Health disparities and outcomes · Law · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

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