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- Title
Why Legislatures Persist In Developing Countries: The Case of Turkey.
- Authors
Kalaycioglu, Ersin
- Abstract
Two conventional views-that legislatures are sell-defeating obstacles to change in less developed countries, and that legislatures depend for their existence on democratic political cultures-conflict with the evidence that legislatures do in fact persist in many such countries and that support for them extends beyond the groups having democratic values. Evidence from a large scale survey of public attitudes toward legislators and the legislature in Turkey explains why support for the institution is so widespread in that setting. The data show that support for the legislature from citizens having democratic values is significantly supplemented by support from citizens who do not share these values but who regard the legislature as an important institution that performs well. This suggests that legislatures in less developed countries may be capable of generating support for themselves if they are seen as salient institutions whose performance is well regarded by the public.
- Subjects
TURKEY; POLITICAL culture; LEGISLATIVE bodies; LEGISLATORS; PUBLIC administration; PRACTICAL politics; POLITICAL science; POLITICAL participation; LEGISLATION; DEVELOPING countries
- Publication
Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1980, Vol 5, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
0362-9805
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/439445