The Puzzle of Clientelism : Political Discretion and Elections Around the World
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Elements in Political Economy
ISBN-10
1009323210
ISBN-13
9781009323215
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 23rd, 2023
Print length
84 Pages
Weight
144 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.30 x 0.90 cms
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This Element presents newly-collected cross-national data on reelection rates of lower house national legislators from almost 100 democracies around the world. It suggests that clientelism evolves with economic development, assuming new forms in highly developed democracies but never entirely disappearing.
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.
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