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Inequality and voting in fragile countries: Evidence from Mozambique
Bove, Margherita; Egger, Eva-Maria; Jones, Sam; … - 2024
economic inequality affects voting and other forms of political participation. This evidence is largely driven by advanced … initial theoretical predictions, we find evidence for a positive association between voter turnout and inequality in rural …. In line with prior theoretical expectations, we find a negative association between inequality and voting for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014548602
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The political participation of Africa's youth: Turnout, partisanship, and protest
Resnick, Danielle; Casale, Daniela - 2011
key outcome variables: voter turnout in last elections, closeness to political party; and participation in protests. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280251
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Does the African middle class defend democracy? Evidence from Kenya
Cheeseman, Nic - 2014
Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science. But has the rise of the African middle class promoted democratic consolidation? This paper uses the case of Kenya to investigate the attitudes and behaviours of the middle class....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420589
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Beyond electoral democracy: Foreign aid and the challenge of deepening democracy in Benin
Gazibo, Mamoudou - 2012
In the 1990s, analysts were almost unanimous in considering Benin to be one of the most important aid recipients among the newly democratizing African countries. After more than two decades of democratic practice, the country has clearly completed the phase of democratic transition. In this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319948
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Determinants of foreign aid in family planning: How relevant is the Mexico City Policy?
Asiedu, Elizabeth; Nanivazo, Malokele; Nkusu, Mwanza - 2013
The Mexico City Policy (MCP) prohibits the United States Agency for International Development from providing aid to international non-governmental organizations that provide abortion-related services. This paper employs a panel data of 151 developing countries over the period of 1988 - 2010, to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333658
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Human capital inequality and electoral outcomes in South Africa
Bedasso, Biniam; Obikili, Nonso - 2016
This paper examines the nature and evolution of horizontal and vertical human-capital inequality in South Africa since the end of apartheid. Using census data from 1996, 2001, and 2011, we use different measures of years of schooling to examine the dynamics both across and within racial,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653913
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Taxation, social protection, and governance decentralization
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2016
Governments do not have perfect information regarding constituent priorities and needs. This lack of knowledge opens the door for groups to lobby in order to affect the government's taxation levels. We examine the political economy of decentralized revenue-raising authority in light of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653914
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Political competition and tax revenues in developing countries
Yogo, Urbain Thierry; Njib, Martine M. Ngo - 2016
Building on the literature of the political economy of taxation, this article explores the relationship between political competition and tax revenues using a sample of 89 developing countries from 1988 to 2010. Owing to the inertia of tax variables, we estimate a dynamic panel data model using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653928
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Redistribution, inequality and political participation: Evidence from Mexico during the 2008 financial crisis
Justino, Patricia; Martorano, Bruno - 2016
crisis resulted in greater individual participation in the last presidential elections and in higher individual propensity to … among rural and indigenous groups, and had a mitigating effect on participation in presidential elections and the propensity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653952
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Regime type, inequality, and redistributive transfers in developing countries
Dodlova, Marina; Giolbas, Anna - 2017
The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011654023