Do the Poor Count?

Do the Poor Count?

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Taylor-Robinson, Michelle M.
Penn State University Press
EAN: 9780271076126
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Latin America's flirtation with neoliberal economic restructuring in the 1980s and 1990s (the so-called Washington Consensus strategy) had the effect of increasing income inequality throughout the region. The aim of this economic policy was in part to create the conditions for stable democracy by ensuring efficient economic use of resources, both human and capital, but the widening gap between rich and poor threatened to undermine political stability. At the heart of the dilemma faced by these new democracies is the question of accountability: Are all citizens equally capable of holding the government accountable if it does not represent their interests? In this book, Michelle Taylor-Robinson investigates both the formal institutions of democracy (such as electoral rules and the design of the legislative and executive branches) and informal institutions (such as the nomination procedures of political parties and patron-client relationships) to see what incentives legislators have to pay attention to the needs of poor people and thereby adequately represent their interests.
EAN 9780271076126
ISBN 0271076127
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel Penn State University Press
Datum vydání 5. listopadu 2015
Stránky 248
Jazyk English
Země Uruguay
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