Patrons, Clients and Policies: Patterns of Democratic Accountability and Political Competition
Edited By Herbert Ki
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Paperback. A study of patronage politics and the persistence of clientelism across a range of countries. Editor(s): Kitschelt, Herbert; Wilkinson, Steven I. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Most models of party competition assume that citizens vote for a platform rather than narrowly targeted material benefits. However, there are many countries where politicians win elections by giving money, jobs, and services in direct exchange for votes. This is not just true in the developing world, but also in economically developed countries - such as Japan and Austria - that clearly meet the definition of stable, modern democracies. This book offers explanations for why politicians engage in clientelistic behaviours and why voters respond. Using newly collected data on national and sub-national patterns of patronage and electoral competition, the contributors ... Read more
Most models of party competition assume that citizens vote for a platform rather than narrowly targeted material benefits. However, there are many countries where politicians win elections by giving money, jobs, and services in direct exchange for votes. This is not just true in the developing world, but also in economically developed countries - such as Japan and Austria - that clearly meet the definition of stable, modern democracies. This book offers explanations for why politicians engage in clientelistic behaviours and why voters respond. Using newly collected data on national and sub-national patterns of patronage and electoral competition, the contributors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521690041
SKU
V9780521690041
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About Edited By Herbert Ki
Herbert Kitschelt is George V. Allen Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at Duke University. He is the editor of Continuity and Change in Contemporary Capitalism (with Peter Lange, Gary Marks and John D. Stephens, 1999) and author of Post-Communist Party Systems: Competition, Representation, and Inter-Party Cooperation (with Zdenka Mansfeldova, Radoslaw Markowski and Gabor Toka, 1999), ... Read more
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