Populism Vs Growth
Populismo Vs Crecimiento
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https://doi.org/10.29105/ensayos43.2-3Keywords:
populism, growth policies, political cycles.Abstract
In this article, we present an evolutionary model that shows the possibility of political cycles in which populist and non-populist elites alternate in power. The platforms promoted by populist politicians are presented as alternatives to solve pressing problems that afflict society, without paying attention to the economic or social imbalances that they can generate, while the policies promoted by a non-populist government do not usually consider the difficulties that long-term growth policies can generate in some sectors of society. In this work we will show that this behavior can give rise to the emergence of cycles of alternating power given to populist and non-populist rulers depending on the urgencies of society. Furthermore, we will analyze the conditions under which society evolves towards a populist government with growing citizen approval, as well as the possibility of achieving a non-populist government with growing citizen support.
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