Alexander F. Wagner, Martin Halla, Friedrich Schneider,
"The Quality of Institutions and Satisfaction with Democracy in Western Europe - A Panel Analysis"
, in European Journal of Political Economy, 2008, ISSN: 1873-5703
Original Titel:
The Quality of Institutions and Satisfaction with Democracy in Western Europe - A Panel Analysis
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
This paper analyses how institutional factors affect satisfaction with democracy (SWD). It employs a panel of observations from Eurobarometers in the time span 1990-2000, and thus is one of the first studies to consider the longitudinal dimension of the driving forces of SWD. We find that high-quality institutions like the rule of law, well-functioning regulation, low corruption, and other institutions that improve resource allocation have a positive effect on average satisfaction with democracy.