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Political Culture, Governance and Democracy in Honduras, 2008 ………… … ………… … …… ………… … ……………… …… …………… ………………… … ……………………… Political Culture, Governance and Democracy in Honduras, 2008 by: Kenneth M. Coleman José René Argueta Series General Editor Mitchell A. Seligson with technical assistance from Dominique Zéphyr Abby Córdova ………… … ………… … …… ………… … ……………… …… …………… ………………… … ……………………… This study was done with support from the Program in Democracy and Governance of the United States Agency for International Development. The opinions expressed in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the point of view of the United States Agency for International Development July, 2008 Political Culture, Governance and Democracy in Honduras, 2008 Table of Contents Index of Figures .............................................................................................................................................................. v Index of tables ..............................................................................................................................................................viii Prologue: Background to the Study .................................................................................................. ix Aknowledgements.......................................................................................................................................................xvi Preface.............................................................................................................................................. xviii Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................... xix PART I: THEORY AND CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISONS ...........................................................1 Preface: Setting the Context of Democratic Development and Describing the Data .....................2 Setting the Context.......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Description of the Data................................................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter I. Building Support for Stable Democracy........................................................................11 Theoretical framework................................................................................................................................................. 11 Theory ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Working hypothesis.................................................................................................................................................... 12 Support for the idea of democracy per se (ing4). ......................................................................................................................15 Support for core values on which democracy depends .............................................................................................................17 Belief in the political legitimacy of core regime institutions.....................................................................................................21 Social capital.............................................................................................................................................................................23 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25 PART II: GOVERNANCE ..............................................................................................................26 Chapter II. Corruption and its impact on support for stable democracy .....................................27 Theoretical framework................................................................................................................................................. 27 How might corruption affect support for stable democracy?..................................................................................... 28 The measurement of corruption ................................................................................................................................................28 Corruption victimization in comparative perspective................................................................................................................30 The case of Honduras: Institutions where corruption is most frequent .....................................................................................33 Impact of corruption on support for stable democracy.............................................................................................. 41 Relationship between corruption victimization and political legitimacy ................................................................... 41 Impact of perception of corruption on support for stable democracy........................................................................ 42 Appendix........................................................................................................................................................................ 45 Chapter III. Impact of Crime on Support for Stable Democracy..................................................48 Theoretical framework................................................................................................................................................. 48 How might crime victimization affect support for stable democracy?....................................................................... 51 The Measurement of Crime Victimization.................................................................................................................. 52 Crime victimization in Honduras ..............................................................................................................................................52 The impact of perception of personal security on support for stable democracy ......................................................................57 Appendix........................................................................................................................................................................ 59 Chapter IV. The Impact of Local Government Perfomance and Civil Society Participation on the Support for Stable Democracy ....................................................................................................62 Theoretical framework................................................................................................................................................. 62 How Might Civil Society Participation and Local Government Attitudes and Behaviors Affect Citizen Support for Stable Democracy? .................................................................................................................................................... 64 Measuring Local Government Participation and Perceptions ...................................................................................................64 Measuring civil society participation......................................................................................................................... 66 Honduran views on local government in comparative perspective ...........................................................................................66 Honduras: The nature of experience with local government....................................................................................................71 iii Political Culture, Governance and Democracy in Honduras, 2008 The impact of satisfaction with local services (sgl1r) on support for stable democracy......................................... 84 Relationship between Satisfaction with Local Services and Preference for Democracy ........................................... 84 Relationship between satisfaction with local services and the right to political contestation ...................................85 Relationship between satisfaction with local services and political tolerance .......................................................... 86 Relationship between satisfaction with local services and political legitimacy......................................................... 87 Relationship between satisfaction with local services and interpersonal trust.......................................................... 88 The level and effects of local civic participation in Honduras .................................................................................. 89 The Level of Local Civic Participation in Comparative Perspective......................................................................... 89 The Impact of Local Civic Participation on Support for Stable Democracy ............................................................. 94 Appendix...................................................................................................................................................................... 100 Chapter V. Impact of Citizen Perception of Government Economic Performance on Support for Stable Democracy..............................................................................................................................105 Theoretical framework..............................................................................................................................................
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