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Economic accountability in Central America

La accountability económica en Centroamérica
Ökonomische Verantwortung in Mittelamerika
[journal article]

Johnson, Gregg B.
Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie A.

Abstract

Representative democracy hinges upon the notion of accountability. We examine the mediating effects of political context on economic accountability in a hostile environment – the developing democracies of Central America. We test whether clarity of responsibility mediates the economy's effects on ci... view more

Representative democracy hinges upon the notion of accountability. We examine the mediating effects of political context on economic accountability in a hostile environment – the developing democracies of Central America. We test whether clarity of responsibility mediates the economy's effects on citizens' support for a president using approval ratings. In general, we find that a good economy increases public support for a president significantly more under unified government, but surprisingly, we find that a bad economy decreases public support for a president far more under divided government. Dynamic simulations show that these effects become more pronounced during sustained periods of economic expansion or contraction.... view less


La democracia representativa depende de la responsabilidad personal de los oficiales elegidos. Este artículo examina cómo el contexto político afecta la accountability económica en el ambiente hostil de las democracias en desarrollo de Centroamérica. Se investiga si la claridad de la responsabilidad... view more

La democracia representativa depende de la responsabilidad personal de los oficiales elegidos. Este artículo examina cómo el contexto político afecta la accountability económica en el ambiente hostil de las democracias en desarrollo de Centroamérica. Se investiga si la claridad de la responsabilidad afecta la relación entre las condiciones económicas y la aprobación popular del presidente manifestada en encuestas. Se revela que ge¬ne¬ralmente bajo un gobierno unido la correspondencia entre buenas condiciones económicas y un alto nivel de aprobación popular es mucho mayor que bajo un gobierno dividido. Sin embargo, la reducción de la aprobación popular del presidente bajo malas condiciones económicas sorprendentemente es mucho mayor en un gobierno divido que en un gobierno unido. Simulaciones dinámicas demuestran que estos efectos se destacan aun más durante largos períodos de expansión o contracción económica.... view less

Keywords
responsibility; public opinion; Nicaragua; Honduras; economic situation; Costa Rica; Central America; inflation; citizen; president; El Salvador; economic growth; model; Guatemala; theory; representative democracy; acceptance; economy; Panama; developing country

Classification
General History
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Method
theory application; empirical; historical; quantitative empirical

Free Keywords
Political science; Central America; presidential regimes; heads of state; economic situation; responsibility; social control; Ciencia política; América Central; sistema presidencialista; jefes de Estado; situación económica; responsabilidad; control social; Present; Centroamérica; Presente

Document language
English

Publication Year
2009

Page/Pages
p. 33-56

Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 1 (2009) 3

ISSN
1868-4890

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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