The Puzzle of Clientelism - Couverture souple

Golden, Miriam A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1009323210 ISBN 13 : 9781009323215

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

This Element presents newly-collected cross-national data on reelection rates of lower house national legislators from almost 100 democracies around the world. Reelection rates are low/high in countries where clientelism and vote buying are high/low. Drawing on theory developed to study lobbying, the authors explain why politicians continue clientelist activities although they do not secure reelection. The Element also provides a thorough review of the last decade of literature on clientelism, which the authors define as discretionary resource distribution by political actors. The combination of novel empirical data and theoretically-grounded analysis provides a radically new perspective on clientelism. Finally, the Element suggests that clientelism evolves with economic development, assuming new forms in highly developed democracies but never entirely disappearing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1009323210
• ISBN 13: 9781009323215
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 84
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible