A significant proportion of the population in Latin America depends on the informal economy and lacks adequate protection against a variety of economic risks. This article suggests that economic vulnerability affects the way individuals relate to political parties. Given the truncated structure of welfare states in the region, citizens in the informal sector receive lower levels of social security benefits and face higher economic uncertainty. This vulnerability makes it difficult for voters to establish strong programmatic linkages with political parties because partisan platforms and policies do not necessarily represent their interests and needs. Using cross-national microlevel data, this study shows that individuals living in informality are skeptical about state social policy efforts and exhibit weaker partisan attachments. The findings suggest that effective political representation of disadvantaged groups remains a challenge in Latin American democracies.

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拉丁美洲的经济脆弱性和党派偏见

拉丁美洲很大一部分人口依赖非正规经济，缺乏针对各种经济风险的充分保护。本文表明，经济脆弱性会影响个人与政党的关系。鉴于该地区福利国家的结构被截断，非正规部门的公民获得的社会保障福利水平较低，并面临更高的经济不确定性。这种脆弱性使选民难以与政党建立强有力的计划联系，因为党派平台和政策不一定代表他们的利益和需求。本研究使用跨国微观层面的数据表明，生活在非正规生活中的个人对国家社会政策的努力持怀疑态度，并且表现出较弱的党派依恋。