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Political determinants of income inequality in emerging democracies

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Political determinants of income inequality in emerging democracies/ by Takeshi Kawanaka, Yasushi Hazama.
作者:	Kawanaka, Takeshi.
其他作者:	Hazama, Yasushi.
出版者:	Singapore :Springer Singapore : : 2016.,
面頁冊數:	ix, 112 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
標題:	Income distribution - Political aspects. -
電子資源:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0257-1
ISBN:	9789811002571

Political determinants of income inequality in emerging democracies
Kawanaka, Takeshi.

Political determinants of income inequality in emerging democracies[electronic resource] /by Takeshi Kawanaka, Yasushi Hazama. - Singapore :Springer Singapore :2016. - ix, 112 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - SpringerBriefs in economics,2191-5504. - SpringerBriefs in economics..

1. Introduction -- 2. Theory -- 3. The State of Emerging Democracies -- 4. Multidimensionality and Preferences for Income Equality -- 5. Political Determinants of Income Inequality: Panel Analysis -- 6. Conclusion.

This study explores why democratization does not necessarily result in inequality reduction in emerging democracies and reveals the determinants of income inequality in emerging democracies, where the average level of inequality continues to be higher and where there is a larger variance of inequality levels than in advanced democracies. Apart from economic, demographic, and social factors, the book highlights political factors that obstruct redistributive policies. In contrast to conventional studies on advanced democracies, which emphasize the relations between different classes, this study asserts that several political factors cause malfunctioning of democratic institutions at various phases of the political process in emerging democracies: multidimensional preferences, the failure of the political market, and weak state capacity. The book employs econometric methods to examine the effects of these political factors. The results indicate their significant effects. The multilevel analysis using the World Values Survey demonstrates that multidimensional preferences, operationalized as ethnic fractionalization, weaken demand for income inequality. Political market quality and state capacity are measured by the age of the largest opposition party, and the Quality of Government indicator is used for the unbalanced panel analysis covering the 1985–2012 period for 75 democracies. Both political market quality and state capacity reduce inequality, but the latter takes more time to show its effect.

ISBN: 9789811002571

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-10-0257-1doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1104737
Income distribution
--Political aspects.

LC Class. No.: HC79.I5 / K39 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 339.2

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