Why Legislatures Persist in Developing Countries

The Case of Turkey

Bibliographic Data

ID6300834
AuthorsErsin Kalaycıoğlu (0000-0001-7031-6922, corresponding author), Ersin Kalaycioglu
Year1980
Volume5
Issue1
Pages123
Publication date1980-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLegislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2307/439445
OpenAlexW2334825966
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited14

Two conventional views-that legislatures are self-defeating obstacles to change in less developed countries, and that legislatures depend for their existence on democratic political cultures-conflict with the evidence that legislatures do in fact persist in many such countries and that support for them extends beyond the groups having democratic values. Evidence from a large scale survey of public attitudes toward legislators and the legislature in Turkey explains why support for the institution is so widespread in that setting. The data show that support for the legislature from citizens having democratic values is significantly supplemented by support from citizens who do not share these values but who regard the legislature as an important institution that performs well. This suggests that legislatures in less developed countries may be capable of generating support for themselves if they are seen as salient institutions whose performance is well regarded by the public

Development economics · Economics · Legislature · Political science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Turkey's Politics and Society

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