Political dynasties and poverty: Evidence from the Philippines

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Beja, Edsel L, Jr, Venida, Victor S, Yap, David B, II
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2013
• Subjects: Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/132; https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/52095027/IPS-11_1_Political_Dynasties_and_Poverty_Evidence_from_the_Philippines.pdf?1489103718=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DPOLITICAL_DYNASTIES_AND_POVERTY_EVIDENCE.pdf&Expires=1595045100&Signature=T47MWbHyjF8WO7O1EWCfNoRopYZlCMFSS5RrivrKZAzXw8mP3ElxUxgRLcakR-So8CoOFpRBNqFo7fcgHHhWKf1ci2QNf7PwbqXS-M9x5qX9Y0sjms3vr3DS77-mvRY7sPBI4FKK44lJaNzktJmsFlVOT9nRuoiTr~YLcPFFMRh30b~KydkHNcRUoN3SQai7svGPwdLoyBZ9uYTJB3cic05xBm5Y5ywo3CAYDINLv60963RH0JF0et3Lyl6kyawlbiHh9hV0KfN843smww-aA9XxK6nzWF2N9BEN-4PTZ21ADcNa79khB3sxAg93pLb89vt6Y64RAtcyupKcQb6iYg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

One definition of political dynasties refers to members of the same family occupying elected positions either in sequence for the same position, or simultaneously across different positions. In the Philippines, poverty appears critically linked to the prevalence of political dynasties at the provinc...