Does Dynastic Prohibition Improve Democracy?

• Main Authors: Cruz, Jan Frederick, Mendoza, Ronald U
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: Democracy; political dynasties; suffrage; economic development; Public Administration; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/86; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2640571
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In aid of legislation on a possible anti-dynasty law in the Philippines, this paper probes the different aspects of dynastic prohibition, drawing in part from international experiences on similarly-minded laws and policies in other democracies. As a first step, it reviews the related literature, par...