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Mar 11, 2012

Economy: Economic News, Policy & Analysis - The Washington Post: Do political dynasties make countries less democratic?

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Do political dynasties make countries less democratic?
Mar 11th 2012, 18:21

Political dynasties have persisted in democratic countries, as those with family political ties still make up about 6 percent of the members of Congress and up to 40 percent of the legislature in Mexico and the Philippines, UNICEF economist Ronald Mendoza notes in a new paper for VoxEU. In certain ways, these dynasties exacerbate existing economic inequality and make political power less democratic, reducing access to political power among those who don't have the privilege of politically connected families and the wealth that often comes with them. In the Philippines, for example, Mendoza finds that political dynasties are most prevalent in the poorest areas of the countries.

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