Descentralización y voto económico en España
- Lago Peñas, Ignacio
- Lago Peñas, Santiago
ISSN: 0210-5233
Año de publicación: 2011
Número: 136
Páginas: 111-126
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: REIS: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Resumen
En este artículo se analiza el voto económico en contextos descentralizados. La existencia de varias arenas de competición política abre la puerta a los procesos de contaminación electoral vertical, lo que implica que los electores no juzguen de forma independiente la actuación de gobiernos nacionales y regionales. Con datos para España en el período 1982-2008, se comprueba que la contaminación electoral tiene lugar desde la arena nacional a la regional, y no al revés. No obstante, esta contaminación electoral tiende a disminuir a medida que se avanza en el proceso de descentralización.
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