Legal Quality, Inequality, and Tolerance

Christian Bjørnskov

Legal Quality, Inequality, and Tolerance

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Abstract

Previous findings suggest that income inequality leads to lower legal quality. This paper argues that voters' tolerance of inequality exerts an additional influence. Empirical findings suggest that inequality leads to lower legal quality due to its effect on trust while the tolerance of inequality, proxied by the political ideology of the median voter, exerts an independent influence.

Translated title of the contribution	Legal Quality, Inequality, and Tolerance
Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2004

Keywords

Legal Quality
Inequality
Tolerance
Political Economy
Social Capital

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