Democratic Legitimacy and Public Insecurity: Crime and Democracy in El Salvador and Guatemala.

A study was conducted to investigate the impact of victimization from crime on public attitudes about democracy in Guatemala and El Salvador. Data were drawn from two national surveys conducted in 1999, as well as from the 1996 and 1998 Latinobarometro surveys. Findings revealed that whereas citiz...

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Publicado en:Political Science Quarterly Vol. 118; no. 4; pp. 627 - 645
Autor principal: Pérez, Orlando J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Academy of Political Science Winter 2003/2004
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