The Political and Economic Consequences of Populist Rule in Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6267002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Houle (0000-0001-7231-2992, Michigan State University), Paul D Kenny (0000-0001-6960-7167, Australian National University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 256-287 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/gov.2016.25 |
| OpenAlex | W2467730548 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 83 |
| References cited | 59 |
While populist rule has become increasingly prevalent in the developing world, much of our knowledge about its implications remains anecdotal and contradictory. In this article, we conduct the most comprehensive large-N cross-national test of the consequences of populist rule to date. Using data on 19 Latin American states, we find that populism’s implications are mostly negative: (1) populist regimes tend to erode institutional and legal constraints on executive authority; (2) participation rates are not higher under populist governments or for populist campaigners; and (3) populist rule, even under left-wing populists, is not associated with more redistribution than non-populist democratic rule. We perform instrumental variable estimations and a quasi-experimental analysis to address the potential endogeneity of populism
Democracy · Development economics · Econometrics · Economics · Endogeneity · Instrumental variable · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Redistribution (election · Rule of law · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Politics and Society in Latin America · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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| Citations per year | 9,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 81 |