Political dynasties and poverty

Measurement and evidence of linkages in the Philippines

Bibliographic Data

ID9306874
AuthorsRonald 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, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume44
Issue2
Pages189-201
Publication date2016-04-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueOxford Development Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-0818 • E-ISSN: 1469-9966
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13600818.2016.1169264
OpenAlexW2324475815
LanguageEN
Citations received38
References cited22

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