Download This PaperThe Trust-Eroding Effect of Inequality: Evidence from East Asian New Democracies
27 Pages Posted: 7 Sep 2010
Date Written: September 1, 2010
Abstract
This paper examines the effect of economic inequality on citizens’ political trust in East Asian new democracies.
Keywords: economic inequaliy, trust in political institutions, social capital, East Asian new democracies, Korea, Taiwan
JEL Classification: D63, O53
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