Varieties of Clientelism: Comparing Patronage Democracies

ISBN-13: 9781032402727 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 172 str.

Aspinall, Edward

Opis

Varieties of Clientelism makes the case that clientelistic politics takes different forms in different countries, and that this variation matters for understanding democracy, elections and governance.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Democratization.

Spis treści

1. How clientelism varies: comparing patronage democracies 2. Analytical perspectives on varieties of clientelism 3. How democratization benefits brokers: a comparison of Mexico City and Khartoum 4. Clientelism in small states: how smallness influences patron– client networks in the Caribbean and the Pacific 5. Clientelism and dominant incumbent parties: party competition in an urban Turkish neighbourhood 6. Duelling networks: relational clientelism in electoral- authoritarian Malaysia 7. Democratization, party systems, and the endogenous roots of Ghanaian clientelism 8. Guns for hire and enduring machines: clientelism beyond parties in Indonesia and the Philippines