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ERIC Number: EJ878969
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0272-7757
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Do Education and Income Affect Support for Democracy in Muslim Countries? Evidence from the "Pew Global Attitudes Project"
Shafiq, M. Najeeb
Economics of Education Review, v29 n3 p461-469 Jun 2010
Using micro-level public opinion data from the "Pew Global Attitudes Project 2005", this study investigates the effect of educational attainment and income on support for democracy in five predominantly Muslim countries: Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Turkey. Holding all else constant and compared to not finishing primary education, this study finds that secondary education and higher education encourage support for democracy in Jordan, Lebanon and Pakistan. The results therefore suggest that support for democracy is a social benefit of education in Jordan, Lebanon, and Pakistan. Regarding income, the results indicate that relative to the poor, those belonging to middle-income groups are more supportive of democracy in Lebanon and Turkey. Curiously, there is no statistical relationship between belonging to the richest groups and supporting democracy. (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia; Jordan; Lebanon; Pakistan; Turkey
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