Welfare spending and political conflict in Latin America, 1970-2010

被引：12
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作者：
Justino, Patricia [1 ]
Martorano, Bruno [2 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] Inst Dev Studies, Brighton, E Sussex, England
[2] Maastricht Grad Sch Governance UNU MERIT, Maastricht, Netherlands
[3] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, NADEL Ctr Dev & Cooperat, Zurich, Switzerland
来源：
WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2018年 / 107卷
关键词：
Welfare spending; Inequality; Conflict; Latin America; STATE CAPACITY; CIVIL-WAR; HORIZONTAL INEQUALITY; INCOME-DISTRIBUTION; VIOLENCE; INSTITUTIONS; INSURGENCY; IMPACT; CRIME; PEACE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.03.005
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
We study an age-old question in political economy: does government spending on welfare ensure peace? This question was at the heart of the European Welfare State model of the early 20th century, and remains relevant today in face of rising inequalities and political conflict. Yet there is limited empirical evidence about this question. We make use of a panel of 12 Latin American countries over the period 1970-2010 to show that welfare spending has led to substantial reductions in conflict across the region. This effect is more pronounced when associated with reductions in inequality and increasing social and institutional trust. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：98 / 110
页数：13
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