Representing the national economic agenda in Latin America: Variation by fat and lean times and party brands |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Business Administration, University of Montana, Gallagher Business Building 364, Missoula, MT 59812, USA;2. Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Box 353200, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;3. Carson College of Business, Washington State University, Todd 373, Pullman, WA 99164, USA;1. Alliance Manchester Business School, Humanitarian and Conflict Research Institute (HCRI), The University of Manchester, H24 Sackville Street Building, Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB, UK;2. Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, G28 Sackville Street Building, Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB, UK;3. Aston Business School, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK;1. Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business, Dokuz Eylül University Dokuz Eylul Universitesi İsletme Fakultesi Kaynaklar Yerleskesi Buca 35160 Izmir Turkey;2. Department of International Business and Trade, Faculty of Business, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir 35390, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Representation is greater when legislators and voters agree on the national agenda. Under what conditions are higher degrees of “issue priority representation” more likely? Our answer focuses on economic conditions and party branding dynamics, and the case of Latin America. With mass and elite survey data we show that economic hard times and left-leaning preferences increase the prioritization of economic issues. We likewise document fairly high levels of economic issue priority representation in most of Latin America. From the perspective of democratic quality, evidence of representation in this domain is good news; yet, variation does exist. Consistent with our argument that party branding dynamics matter, we find that leftist and centrist parties tend to over-prioritize economic issues relative to their supporters, and the reverse for rightist parties. Further, we find a significant interaction between economic conditions and the ideological brand of parties: in economic downturns the left and the center are more likely to express a strong commitment to economic performance, whereas the right is less responsive to lean times. |
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| Keywords: | Representation Issue priorities Economy Party brands Latin America |
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