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Social versus conservative democracies and homicide rates

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  • Marcus Marktanner
  • Luc Noiset

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to critique recent findings that democratic practices are positively related to homicide rates. Design/methodology/approach - Economic rational choice model supported by empirical evidence. Findings - It was found that higher homicide rates are only characteristic of democracies that fail to respond to the median voter's call for equitable social development. Originality/value - The paper makes an original distinction between conservative and social democracies, operationalizes this distinction theoretically and empirically, and shows that higher homicide rates are a phenomenon of conservative, not social, democracies.

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  • Marcus Marktanner & Luc Noiset, 2013. "Social versus conservative democracies and homicide rates," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 40(4), pages 292-310, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:v:40:y:2013:i:4:p:292-310
    DOI: 10.1108/03068291311304991
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