Preferences Regarding the Vertical Distribution of Authority in Brazil: On Measurement and Determinants

Autor(es)

Arretche, Marta ^[1] ; Schlegel, Rogerio ^[2] ; Ferrari, Diogo ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 - USA

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PUBLIUS-THE JOURNAL OF FEDERALISM; v. 46, n. 1, p. 77-102, WIN 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 2

Resumo

This article examines individual preferences toward the vertical distribution of authority in Brazil by means of a representative national survey. We propose an original methodology to tackle two challenges the current literature faces: the effects of multipolarity over voters'preferences and the conflation of two concepts-{''}wishes for change'' and ``preferences over the architecture of the state-both concerning attitudes toward the vertical distribution of authority. We test various theories concerning the importance of territorial identity, socio-demographic factors, and geography of income in determining individual preferences regarding vertical distribution of authority. We find that in Brazil territorial identity does not play a role in determining preferences, whereas socioeconomic status and within-regions inequality do matter, suggesting that Brazil is a type of federation where a dual identity (belonging to one's region and the national state) prevails as well as within-and cross-region inequality. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/07616-7 - CEM - Centro de Estudos da Metrópole
• Beneficiário: Eduardo Cesar Leão Marques
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs