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by Christoph Michael Hindermann (Author)
About the Author
Christoph M. Hindermann is research associate at the institute of institutional economics and economic policy at the University of Erfurt.
About this book
Christoph Michael Hindermann uses a statistical approach to analyze the impact of economic freedom on state legitimacy. Based on multiple regression models, the author not only extracts the determinants of legitimacy but also shows that rule of law is the most important area of economic freedom for legitimacy. In addition, the results also indicate that democracies are not necessarily more legitimate than autocracies and that wealthier countries are, ceteris paribus, perceived as less legitimate. Due to the strong quantitative approach, this thesis contributes not only to the political theory of liberalism and to the field of institutional economics but also enriches the debate on how a legitimate state ought to be.
Brief contents
1 Introduction 1
2 The Concept of Legitimacy 7
2.1 The Object of Legitimacy 8
2.2 The Subject of Legitimacy 9
2.3 The Perspectives of Legitimacy 10
2.3.1 The Macro Perspective 10
2.3.2 The Micro Perspective 12
2.4 The Dimensions of Legitimacy 15
2.4.1 Derivation of the Dimensions of State Legitimacy 16
2.4.2 Aggregation Strategy 25
2.5 Summary 28
3 Legitimacy and its Measurement: A Literature Overview 31
3.1 The Measures of Legitimacy 31
3.2 Data Sources 36
3.2.1 Data Sources for Attitudes 36
3.2.2 Data Sources for Behavior 40
3.3 Measurement 41
3.3.1 Unidimensional Measurement Approaches 41
3.3.2 Multidimensional Measurement Approaches 45
3.4 Summary 61
4 The Determinants of Legitimacy: Concepts and Literature Overview 63
4.1 Input, Output, and Throughput Legitimacy 63
4.1.1 The Basic Concept: Input and Output Legitimacy 63
4.1.2 Adding Throughput Legitimacy 68
4.1.3 Other Classifications of Legitimacy’s Determinants 69
4.2 Variables to Address Legitimacy 74
4.2.1 System-Level Variables 75
4.2.2 Individual-Level Variables 92
4.3 Summary and Outlook 95
5 The Determinants of Legitimacy: A Basic Model 97
5.1 A Basic Model at the System Level Based on Gilley’s Legitimacy Scores 98
5.1.1 Methodological Issues 99
5.1.2 Results 105
5.2 Norris’ Legitimacy Scores – An Alternative Legitimacy Measure 123
5.2.1 Robustness of the Basic Model: OLS Estimates 124
5.2.2 Robustness of the Basic Model: Multi-Level Analysis 127
5.3 Summary of the Basic Model 138
6 Economic Freedom and Legitimacy 141
6.1 The Concept of Economic Freedom 143
6.1.1 Definition of Economic Freedom 143
6.1.2 Economic Planning Versus Economic Freedom 144
6.1.3 Economic Freedom as Individual Responsibility 145
6.2 Areas of Economic Freedom: Theory and Measurement 147
6.2.1 The First Area: Legal System and Property Rights 149
6.2.2 The Second Area: Size of Government 155
6.2.3 The Third Area: Sound Money 160
6.2.4 The Fourth Area: Freedom to Trade Internationally 163
6.2.5 The Fifth Area: Regulation 166
6.2.6 Summarizing the Hypotheses 170
6.2.7 Alternative Arguments 172
6.2.8 Summary 173
6.3 Empirical Investigations at the Country Level 174
6.3.1 Methodological Issues 174
6.3.2 Results 178
6.3.3 Summary and Discussion of the Results 192
6.4 Analyses at the Individual Level 196
6.4.1 Data and Method 197
6.4.2 Results 200
6.4.3 Summary and Discussion 203
7 Final Summary and Conclusion 205
Appendix A – Legitimacy and System Stability 211
Appendix B – Legitimacy Definitions 214
Appendix C – Items to Measure Legitimacy 215
Appendix D – Gilley’s Legitimacy Scores 216
Appendix E – Substitutive and Constitutive Indicators 219
Appendix F – Norris’ Legitimacy Scores 221
Appendix G – Legitimacy and GDP per Capita 224
Appendix H – Legitimacy and HDI 226
Appendix I – Legitimacy and the Growth Rate 228
Appendix J – Marginal Effect of Democracy 229
Appendix K – Predicted and Actual Legitimacy Scores (Gilley) 230
Appendix L – Low-Income and High-Income Countries (Gilley) 232
Appendix M – Predicted and Actual Legitimacy Scores (Norris) 234
Appendix N – Low-Income and High-Income Countries (Norris) 236
Appendix O – Multi-Level Analysis (Further Specifications) 238
Appendix P – Stepwise Regression of the Areas of Economic Freedom (Gilley) 240
Appendix Q – The Basic Model Plus (Squared) Areas of EFW (Gilley) 242
Appendix R – Legitimacy and Government Size 245
Appendix S – Stepwise Regression of the Areas of Economic Freedom (Norris) 247
Appendix T – Income-Inequality Gap, Ownership Gap, and Responsibility Gap 249
References 253
Series: Wirtschaft und Politik
Pages: 292
Publisher: Springer Gabler; 1st ed. 2018 edition (July 25, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3658231947
ISBN-13: 978-3658231941
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