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Effects of the political configuration of local governments on subjective well-being

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  • Ana Cárcaba
  • Eduardo González
  • Rubén Arrondo

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Determining what makes a person happy is an extremely complicated task. The objective of this article is to identify the effects of the composition and orientation of governance bodies in municipalities on individual subjective well-being. We connect the data from a large Spanish welfare survey to municipal data covering the aforementioned dimensions of political configuration. Unlike previous country-level studies, we find no significant effects of political orientation when applied to municipal data. In contrast, political alternation emerges as a relevant driver of subjective well-being, especially when corrupt local governments are replaced. Furthermore, the fragmentation in the Spanish political landscape after the 2015 elections improved the level of political competition, which, in turn, exerted a positive effect on subjective well-being.

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  • Ana Cárcaba & Eduardo González & Rubén Arrondo, 2025. "Effects of the political configuration of local governments on subjective well-being," Policy Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(2), pages 202-220, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cposxx:v:46:y:2025:i:2:p:202-220
    DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2023.2283189
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