Ideology and Fiscal Policy: Parliamentary Elites in Latin America, 1994-2019
Following the argument that the likelihood of observing expansive fiscal policy increases under left-wing governments whereas right-wing ones tend to enforce restrictive fiscal policies, this article examines the relationship between ideological positions in Latin American parliamentary elites and f...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repository: | Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/75591 |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmcpys/article/view/75591 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | parliamentary elites ideology taxation progressive-regressive taxes. élites parlamentarias ideología fiscalidad impuestos progresivos-regresivos. |
| Summary: | Following the argument that the likelihood of observing expansive fiscal policy increases under left-wing governments whereas right-wing ones tend to enforce restrictive fiscal policies, this article examines the relationship between ideological positions in Latin American parliamentary elites and fiscal policy, concentrating on the Left-Right continuum. The multiple correspondence analysis of 99 legislatures and 18 countries between 1994 and 2019 shows that Left-Right semantics do not determine stances on fiscal policy. Our findings confirm that regardless of ideological orientation, controlling tax evasion is considered a fiscal reform priority. |
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