Anderson, Chingun (2015) Why do some democracies fail to help their poor? Ethnic diversity and identity politics may provide answers. Democratic Audit UK (06 Nov 2015). Website.
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Abstract
Democracies are traditionally seen as more effective at helping the poor than non-democracies. Chingun Anderson writes that although evidence for this is convincing, there are cases where the democratic system does little to benefit lower socioeconomic groups. He argues that a possible reason for this is that higher ethnic diversity negatively affects the successful organisation that is needed to campaign for pro-poor policies.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.democraticaudit.com |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jun 2017 13:42 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 14:44 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/80954 |
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