Politics and population health: testing the impact of electoral democracy
| dc.contributor.author | Patterson, Andrew | |
| dc.contributor.author | Veenstra, G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-13 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-31T01:15:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-05-31T01:15:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study addresses questions of whether and why electoral democracies have better health than other nations. After devising a replicable approach to missing data, we compare political, economic, and health-related data for 168 nations collected annually from 1960 through 2010. Regression models estimate that electoral democracies have 11 years of longer life expectancy on average and 62.5% lower rates of infant mortality. The association with life expectancy reduces markedly after controlling for GDP, while a combination of factors may explain the democratic advantage in infant health. Results suggest that income inequality associates independently with both health outcomes but does not mediate their associations with democracy. | |
| dc.description.uri | https://library.macewan.ca/full-record/edselp/S1353829216300326 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Patterson, A. C., & Veenstra, G. Politics and population health: testing the impact of electoral democracy. Health & Place, 40, 66-75. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.04.011 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1859 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved | |
| dc.subject | comparative politics | |
| dc.subject | democracy | |
| dc.subject | infant mortality | |
| dc.subject | life expectancy | |
| dc.subject | political regimes | |
| dc.title | Politics and population health: testing the impact of electoral democracy | en |
| dc.type | Article |