Electoral Accountability for the Economy in Latin America

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contents Electoral Accountability for the Economy in Latin America Matthew Singer Política Latin America issue salience economic perceptions presidential approval Electoral accountability This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain political support in Latin America. Survey data from 18 Latin America countries in 2014 show that citizen's perceptions of economic performance reflect macroeconomic outcomes, respondents’ own personal situations, and political considerations. Respondents hold politicians accountable for perceived sociotropic outcomes, with those who perceive that things have gone badly considering alternatives to the incumbent more than abstention or nullifying their vote. Finally, the electoral effect of economic performance varies systematically across countries, with economic volatility increasing its salience while political and economic factors that concentrate control of the economy in domestic actors and economic policy in the incumbent party facilitate attributing responsibility to the government. While perceived outcomes have their roots in a variety of national-level and personal factors, voters generally approach accountability for those outcomes in a sophisticated manner. 2015 artículo científico 0716-1077 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=64544983003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/645/64544983003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/645/64544983003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/645/64544983003/64544983003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/645/64544983003/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=645 Política application/pdf Universidad de Chile Política (Chile) Num.1 Vol.53
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spellingShingle Electoral Accountability for the Economy in Latin America
Matthew Singer
Política
Latin America
issue salience
economic perceptions
presidential approval
Electoral accountability
Electoral Accountability for the Economy in Latin America Matthew Singer Política Latin America issue salience economic perceptions presidential approval Electoral accountability This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain political support in Latin America. Survey data from 18 Latin America countries in 2014 show that citizen's perceptions of economic performance reflect macroeconomic outcomes, respondents’ own personal situations, and political considerations. Respondents hold politicians accountable for perceived sociotropic outcomes, with those who perceive that things have gone badly considering alternatives to the incumbent more than abstention or nullifying their vote. Finally, the electoral effect of economic performance varies systematically across countries, with economic volatility increasing its salience while political and economic factors that concentrate control of the economy in domestic actors and economic policy in the incumbent party facilitate attributing responsibility to the government. While perceived outcomes have their roots in a variety of national-level and personal factors, voters generally approach accountability for those outcomes in a sophisticated manner. 2015 artículo científico 0716-1077 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=64544983003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/645/64544983003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/645/64544983003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/645/64544983003/64544983003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/645/64544983003/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=645 Política application/pdf Universidad de Chile Política (Chile) Num.1 Vol.53
title Electoral Accountability for the Economy in Latin America
topic Política
Latin America
issue salience
economic perceptions
presidential approval
Electoral accountability
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