Family ties and political participation
Alberto Alesina,Paola Giuliano +1 more
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This paper found an inverse relationship between family ties and political participation, such that the more individuals rely on the family as a provider of services, insurance, and transfer of resources, the lower is one's political participation and civic engagement.Abstract:
We establish an inverse relationship between family ties and political participation, such that the more individuals rely on the family as a provider of services, insurance, and transfer of resources, the lower is one’s civic engagement and political participation. We also show that strong family ties appear to be a substitute for generalized trust, rather than a complement to it. These three constructs—civic engagement, political participation, and trust—are part of what is known as social capital; therefore, in this paper, we contribute to the investigation of the origin and evolution of social capital. We establish these results using within-country evidence and looking at the behavior of immigrants from various countries in 32 different destination places (JEL: P16, Z10, Z13).read more
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Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy
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Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity
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Voice and Equality: Civic Voluntarism in American Politics
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Modernization, cultural change, and the persistence of traditional values.
Ronald Inglehart,Wayne E. Baker +1 more
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