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Corruption And Trust: Theoretical Considerations And Evidence From Mexico, Joseph Klesner
Corruption And Trust: Theoretical Considerations And Evidence From Mexico, Joseph Klesner
Joseph Klesner
The growing empirical literature on political corruption shows trust (interpersonal and political) to be both cause and consequence of corruption: a conclusion that largely builds on studies using cross-national measures of corruption based on perceptions of corruption rather than actual experience, raising questions of endogeneity. The lack of trust fed by corruption is considered critical in that it undermines government efforts to mobilize society to help fight corruption and leads the public to routinely dismiss government promises to fight corruption. After disaggregating the major concepts, this article empirically explores the relationship linking corruption and trust in Mexico based on data …
Does The Collapse Of Single-Party Rule In Central And Eastern Europe Reveal The Path Down Which Mexico Is Headed?, Joseph Klesner
Does The Collapse Of Single-Party Rule In Central And Eastern Europe Reveal The Path Down Which Mexico Is Headed?, Joseph Klesner
Joseph Klesner
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Social Capital And Political Participation In Latin America: Evidence From Argentina,Chile, Mexico, And Peru, Joseph Klesner
Social Capital And Political Participation In Latin America: Evidence From Argentina,Chile, Mexico, And Peru, Joseph Klesner
Joseph Klesner
Scholars have argued that social capital—understood to mean those social networks, norms, and trust that allow citizens to act together more successfully to pursue shared goals—encourages political participation and a more robust democratic experience. Consequently, international development agencies have made promotion of social capital a major emphasis in recent years. Using data from the 1999–2001 wave of the World Values Survey, I show that in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Peru this relationship holds true. Greater involvement in nonpolitical organizations does lead to more participation in explicitly political activities. Higher levels of interpersonal trust also promote political participation. However, despite encouraging …
Who Participates? Determinants Of Political Action In Mexico, Joseph Klesner
Who Participates? Determinants Of Political Action In Mexico, Joseph Klesner
Joseph Klesner
This article seeks to determine the main predictors of political participation in a newly democratic regime: Mexico. Compared to other nations, Mexico fills a moderate position in terms of the volume of political participation. Following the literature on participation, this study develops a set of participant modes—voting, communal activity, petitioning, direct action, and political organization membership—and then seeks to determine the socioeconomic, demographic, attitudinal, and social capital factors that best explain participation. Distinct resource inequalities limit the participation of the less educated, the poor, women, and workers, although peasant participation is robust. The strongest determinant of political participation of all …
Economic Integration And National Identity In Mexico, Joseph Klesner
Economic Integration And National Identity In Mexico, Joseph Klesner
Joseph Klesner
In the past two decades Mexico has experienced rapid globalization, especially through economic integration with the United States. Mass attitudes have remained proudly Mexican and have become more focused on the nation, at the expense of more local identities. Many Mexicans, especially those more likely to benefit from economic integration, would consider some surrender of sovereignty, while others fear the loss of cultural identity due to the forces of globalization.