Faith in democracy?
Democratization appears to be a trend in Latin America, but why are Mexicans' attitudes at the bottom of the chart?(Latinobarómetro is a non-profit organisation based in Santiago, Chile, which has carried out regular surveys of opinions, attitudes and values in Latin America since 1995. The poll was taken by local opinion-research companies in 18 countries and involved 20,204 face-to-face interviews conducted between September 4th and October 6th 2010. The average margin of error is 3%.)
The democratic routine
SUPPORT for democracy in Latin America continues to edge up, as does backing for private enterprise. Crime has become a bigger worry than unemployment. And Brazil is seen as more influential than the United States across much of the region. Those are some of the findings of the latest Latinobarómetro poll taken in 18 countries and published exclusively by The Economist. Because the poll has been taken regularly since 1995, it tracks changes in attitude across the region…
[O]nly around half of respondents in Mexico and Brazil, the region’s two most populous countries, are convinced democrats… Some 44% of respondents across the region pronounced themselves satisfied with how their country’s democracy works in practice, the same figure as last year but a big increase on the 25% in 2001…
A decade ago economic woes in Latin America undermined support for democracy. That it has held up during the world financial crisis is probably because many Latin American countries suffered only a brief recession and have enjoyed a strong recovery. In addition, a stronger social safety net has helped to shield the poor…See full details of the poll results.
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Labels: democratization, Mexico, political culture
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