Curbing Clientelism in Argentina: Politics, Poverty, and Social Policy

ISBN-13: 9781107423213 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 208 str.

Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro

Opis

This book argues that the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism.

Recenzje

'Weitz-Shapiro's book is an important contribution to the study of subnational politics because the potential costs clientelism may have for politicians are rarely analyzed.' Michael Buehler, Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Spis treści

1. Accountability, democracy, and the study of clientelism; 2. Making clientelism work: politician behavior and voter beliefs; 3. Curbing clientelism: why some politicians opt out; 4. Clientelism, social policy, and measurement; 5. Clientelism across municipalities in Argentina's National Food Security Program; 6. Survey and experimental evidence for the costs of clientelism; 7. Moving towards accountability?: comparative perspectives and policy implications.