Egalitarian component index
Question: To what extent is the egalitarian principle achieved?
Clarifications: The egalitarian principle of democracy holds that material and immaterial inequalities inhibit the exercise of formal rights and liberties, and diminish the ability of citizens from all social groups to participate. Egalitarian democracy is achieved when 1 rights and freedoms of individuals are protected equally across all social groups; 2 resources are distributed equally across all social groups; and 3 access to power is equally distributed by gender, socioeconomic class and social group.
Aggregation: This index is formed by averaging the following indices: equal protection index, equal access index and equal distribution of resources.
Type of variable: Continuous
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