Citizen Well-Being and Democracy: the Determinants of Objective and Subjective Well-Being, and their Impact on Democracy Worldwide
Por:
Yedwab, BT, Escalante, ML, Cereceda, RC
Publicada:
1 sep 2025
Resumen:
This article conducts a global-scale analysis of the relationship between multiple variables: economic conditions, happiness, life satisfaction, and perceptions of democracy on one hand; and the economic and political performance of governments on the other. The study presents evidence that components of economic well-being and subjective well-being do not necessarily evolve in tandem or the same direction; rather, they exhibit complex and occasionally contradictory interrelations. The statistical analysis developed in this research demonstrates that the quality of democratic institutions positively influences individuals' objective well-being, as measured by the Human Development Index (HDI). In other words, in cross-country comparisons, democracy as a political system emerge as a significant -albeit generalized- contributing factor to a population's economic welfare. However, this correlation cannot be conclusively extended to the effects of democracy on tive well-being, at least when observed aggregate level.
Filiaciones:
Yedwab, BT:
Fac Latinoamer Ciencias Sociales Flacso, Mexico City, Mexico
Escalante, ML:
Fac Latinoamer Ciencias Sociales Flacso, Mexico City, Mexico
Cereceda, RC:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias Polit & Sociales, Mexico City, Mexico
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