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Inequality, Distributive Justice and Political Participation: An Analysis of the Case of Chile
Author(s) -
CASTILLO JUAN C.,
PALACIOS DIEGO,
JOIGNANT ALFREDO,
THAM MAXIMILIANO
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/blar.12369
Subject(s) - distributive justice , politics , latin americans , inequality , distributive property , public opinion , economic justice , distribution (mathematics) , political science , development economics , sociology , demographic economics , economics , law , mathematical analysis , mathematics , pure mathematics
Political participation has frequently been associated with individual resources; that is, individuals with higher incomes, higher educational levels and more time tend to participate in the political process to a greater extent than other individuals do. The present study suggests that in addition to resources, an individual's beliefs about economic distribution are an important determinant of participation both in elections and in protests. Based on the analysis of the Chilean data from the Latin American Public Opinion Project ( LAPOP ) 2012, the results suggest that distributive beliefs are associated primarily with participation in protests.