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5 - Will Any Worker Do? Linking Parties to Workers in Argentina and Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2023

Tiffany D. Barnes
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Yann P. Kerevel
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
Gregory W. Saxton
Affiliation:
Texas Tech University
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Chapter 5 turns to an examination of the ties between working-class representatives and constituents, by taking an in-depth look at the relationship between labor unions, political parties, and workers in Argentina and Mexico. We show that the evolution of unions and parties throughout history lead to working-class deputies in Argentina having stronger ties to workers and a better track record of policy representation than working-class deputies in Mexico. Then we leverage an original dataset of working-class representation over time and across states in Argentina and Mexico to show empirically that whereas increases in working-class representation in Argentina are associated with citizens evaluating their representative institutions more positively, the increased presence of working-class legislators in Mexico leads to backlash and more negative evaluations of legislatures and political parties.

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Working Class Inclusion
Evaluations of Democratic Institutions in Latin America
, pp. 125 - 153
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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