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The Puzzle of Clientelism: Political Discretion and Elections Around the World
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Puzzle of Clientelism: Political Discretion and Elections Around the World
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Miriam A. Golden
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By (author) Eugenia Nazrullaeva
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Series | Elements in Political Economy |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:75 |
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Category/Genre | Political economy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781009323215
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Classifications | Dewey:306.2 |
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Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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NZ Release Date |
31 March 2023 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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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