The Socioeconomic Roots of Support for Democracy and the Quality in Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6380657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan E Carlin (0000-0002-0945-205X, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de ciencia política (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0716-1417 • E-ISSN: 0718-090X |
| Publisher | SciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4067/s0718-090x2006000100003 |
| OpenAlex | W2041080993 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0718-090X2006000100003 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 31 |
This article examines how socioeconomic context and status affect intrinsic and overt support for democracy among Latin American publics. The relationship is important since many theorists have long proposed that citizens' attitudes matter for democratic stability and, more recently, the quality of democracy. The empirical results indicate that educated and wealthy individuals are most likely to support democratic governance and the values of self-expression that democratic institutions embody and protect. At the macro level, economic development fosters intrinsic support while inequality and poverty have negative effects on overt support for democratic governance in Latin America. Based on this analysis, I argue that aggregate and individual socioeconomic conditions play crucial roles in the formation of support for democracy. I conclude with a call for more explicit research into the connection between democratic support and the quality of democracy in post-authoritarian Latin America
Authoritarianism · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Latin Americans · Management · Political science · Politics · Population · Poverty · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Social Capital and Networks
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De lo épico a lo cotidiano
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Successes and Failures of Neoliberalism
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,94 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |