Social versus conservative democracies and homicide rates

Marcus Marktanner and Luc Noiset

International Journal of Social Economics, 2013, vol. 40, issue 4, 292-310

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to critique recent findings that democratic practices are positively related to homicide rates. Design/methodology/approach - Economic rational choice model supported by empirical evidence. Findings - It was found that higher homicide rates are only characteristic of democracies that fail to respond to the median voter's call for equitable social development. Originality/value - The paper makes an original distinction between conservative and social democracies, operationalizes this distinction theoretically and empirically, and shows that higher homicide rates are a phenomenon of conservative, not social, democracies.

Keywords: Murder; Democracy; Income distribution; Political economics; Crime; Social economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1108/03068291311304991

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