The Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2013-2017: analysis of social conflict and populism in Europe

This paper proposes a statistical model for identifying which contexts favour the growth of populism in European democracies by analysing the relationship between the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI). With the aid of United Nations (UN), Transparency Internatio...

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Main Authors: María Sarabia, Fernando Crecente, María Teresa del Val, Mónica Giménez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Ekonomska Istraživanja
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hdi
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2019.1697721
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spelling doaj-ffe6c1d74401438bbf1c238979fa373b2021-04-06T13:27:29ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEkonomska Istraživanja1331-677X1848-96642020-01-013312943295510.1080/1331677X.2019.16977211697721The Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2013-2017: analysis of social conflict and populism in EuropeMaría Sarabia0Fernando Crecente1María Teresa del Val2Mónica Giménez3Economics and Business Management Department, University of AlcaláEconomics and Business Management Department, University of AlcaláEconomics and Business Management Department, University of AlcaláEconomics and Business Management Department, University of AlcaláThis paper proposes a statistical model for identifying which contexts favour the growth of populism in European democracies by analysing the relationship between the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI). With the aid of United Nations (UN), Transparency International Organization and Institute for Global Change data for the years 2013-2017, and after applying statistical convergence, our study identifies different clusters of European democracies where populism has grown after serious episodes of social conflict in the wake of one of the most important financial and economic crises in recent history. The study’s findings provide new insights which help to identify weaknesses in democracies where populist parties could grow.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2019.1697721hdipopulismcorruption
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author María Sarabia
Fernando Crecente
María Teresa del Val
Mónica Giménez
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Fernando Crecente
María Teresa del Val
Mónica Giménez
The Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2013-2017: analysis of social conflict and populism in Europe
Ekonomska Istraživanja
hdi
populism
corruption
author_facet María Sarabia
Fernando Crecente
María Teresa del Val
Mónica Giménez
author_sort María Sarabia
title The Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2013-2017: analysis of social conflict and populism in Europe
title_short The Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2013-2017: analysis of social conflict and populism in Europe
title_full The Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2013-2017: analysis of social conflict and populism in Europe
title_fullStr The Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2013-2017: analysis of social conflict and populism in Europe
title_full_unstemmed The Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2013-2017: analysis of social conflict and populism in Europe
title_sort human development index (hdi) and the corruption perception index (cpi) 2013-2017: analysis of social conflict and populism in europe
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
series Ekonomska Istraživanja
issn 1331-677X
1848-9664
publishDate 2020-01-01
description This paper proposes a statistical model for identifying which contexts favour the growth of populism in European democracies by analysing the relationship between the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI). With the aid of United Nations (UN), Transparency International Organization and Institute for Global Change data for the years 2013-2017, and after applying statistical convergence, our study identifies different clusters of European democracies where populism has grown after serious episodes of social conflict in the wake of one of the most important financial and economic crises in recent history. The study’s findings provide new insights which help to identify weaknesses in democracies where populist parties could grow.
topic hdi
populism
corruption
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2019.1697721
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