Federal distributive politics and the unequal distribution of violence : Argentine provinces in comparative perspective

Abstract: Violence is unequally distributed across provinces. In Argentina, the least violent provinces have a murder rate similar to Sweden’s. The most violent ones have a murder rate comparable to South Sudan’s. What explains this unequal distribution of violence? This article claims that politi...

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Autores principales: González, Lucas Isaac, Cáceres, María Belén
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
Materias:
ARGENTINA
VIOLENCIA
FEDERALISMO
HOMICIDIO
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/9855
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Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) de Universidad Católica Argentina
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topic ARGENTINA
VIOLENCIA
FEDERALISMO
HOMICIDIO
spellingShingle ARGENTINA
VIOLENCIA
FEDERALISMO
HOMICIDIO
González, Lucas Isaac
Cáceres, María Belén
Federal distributive politics and the unequal distribution of violence : Argentine provinces in comparative perspective
topic_facet ARGENTINA
VIOLENCIA
FEDERALISMO
HOMICIDIO
description Abstract: Violence is unequally distributed across provinces. In Argentina, the least violent provinces have a murder rate similar to Sweden’s. The most violent ones have a murder rate comparable to South Sudan’s. What explains this unequal distribution of violence? This article claims that political turnover at the provincial level reduces the partisan control over police forces and challenges previous informal pacts, while being in the opposition to the president decreases the likelihood of receiving federal assistance to fight violence. When both conditions are met at the same time, crime is more likely to increase. The study examines these claims using difference-in-difference and regression analysis for panel data of the Argentine provinces between 2002 and 2015 and a case study of the province of Santa Fe (the most violent in the country). In the conclusions, it also explores the comparative implications for the discussion on the unequal distribution of violence in federal democracies.
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Cáceres, María Belén
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Cáceres, María Belén
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title Federal distributive politics and the unequal distribution of violence : Argentine provinces in comparative perspective
title_short Federal distributive politics and the unequal distribution of violence : Argentine provinces in comparative perspective
title_full Federal distributive politics and the unequal distribution of violence : Argentine provinces in comparative perspective
title_fullStr Federal distributive politics and the unequal distribution of violence : Argentine provinces in comparative perspective
title_full_unstemmed Federal distributive politics and the unequal distribution of violence : Argentine provinces in comparative perspective
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