Curbing Clientelism in Argentina
Title | Curbing Clientelism in Argentina PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2014-10-06 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107073626 |
In many young democracies, local politics remain a bastion of nondemocratic practices, from corruption to clientelism to abuse of power. Focusing on the practice of clientelism in social policy in Argentina, this book argues that only the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism.
Curbing Clientelism in Argentina
Title | Curbing Clientelism in Argentina PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2014-10-06 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1316061981 |
In many young democracies, local politics remain a bastion of nondemocratic practices, from corruption to clientelism to abuse of power. In a context where these practices are widespread, will local politicians ever voluntarily abandon them? Focusing on the practice of clientelism in social policy in Argentina, this book argues that only the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, an original public opinion survey, and cross-municipal data in Argentina, this book illustrates how clientelism works and documents the electoral gains and costs of the practice. In doing so, it points to a possible subnational path towards greater accountability within democracy.
Mobilizing Poor Voters
Title | Mobilizing Poor Voters PDF eBook |
Author | Mariela Szwarcberg |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2015-07-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1316395669 |
Democracy has provided opportunities for political representation and accountability, but it has also created incentives for creating and maintaining clientelistic networks. Why has clientelism consolidated with the introduction of democracy? Drawing on network analysis, Mobilizing Poor Voters answers this question by describing and explaining the emergence, maintenance, and disappearance of political, partisan, and social networks in Argentina. Combining qualitative and quantitative data gathered during twenty-four months of field research in eight municipalities in Argentina, Mobilizing Poor Voters shows that when party leaders distribute political promotions to party candidates based only on the number of voters they mobilize, party leaders incentivize the use of clientelistic strategies among candidates competing to mobilize voters in poor neighborhoods. The logic of perverse incentives examined in this book explains why candidates who use clientelism succeed in getting elected and re-elected over time, contributing to the consolidation of political machines at the local level.
מה רוצים נשים וגברים באמת
Title | מה רוצים נשים וגברים באמת PDF eBook |
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Release | 1998 |
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The Microfoundations of Political Clientelism
Title | The Microfoundations of Political Clientelism PDF eBook |
Author | Mariela Laura Szwarcberg |
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Pages | 28 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Argentina |
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Patronage at Work
Title | Patronage at Work PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Oliveros |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2021-11-25 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1316514080 |
Describes what patronage employees do in exchange for their jobs and provides a novel explanation of why they do it.
Politicized Enforcement in Argentina
Title | Politicized Enforcement in Argentina PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Amengual |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 287 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1107135834 |
Amengual investigates how labor and environmental regulations can be enforced by drawing on a study of politics in Argentina.