This paper examines the impact of income inequality on political participation in Asia. Both conventional conflict theory and relative power theory suggest that inequality affects political participation, but they predict opposite directions. In this paper, I argue that the effects of inequality on participation depend on the type of political action: radical or institutional. To substantiate this claim, I analyze four Asian Barometer Survey waves from 2001 to 2014. Using nested models, I find that the effect of income inequality is conditional: it is positively associated with violent activities; has no significant correlation with less radical forms of protest; and is negatively associated with institutional actions, namely voting and persuading others to vote. While the effect does not depend on income level, regime type matters for certain activities. Political capacity, the perception of powerlessness, and trust in government are other potential factors in the relationship.

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亚洲的收入不平等和政治参与

本文考察了收入不平等对亚洲政治参与的影响。传统的冲突理论和相对权力理论都表明不平等会影响政治参与，但它们预测的方向相反。在本文中，我认为不平等对参与的影响取决于政治行动的类型：激进的或制度的。为了证实这一说法，我分析了 2001 年至 2014 年的四次亚洲晴雨表调查。使用嵌套模型，我发现收入不平等的影响是有条件的：它与暴力活动呈正相关；与较不激进的抗议形式没有显着相关性；并且与机构行为负相关，即投票和说服他人投票。虽然效果不取决于收入水平，制度类型对某些活动很重要。政治能力、对无能为力的看法以及对政府的信任是这种关系中的其他潜在因素。