Patrons, clients and policies: patterns of democratic accountability and political competition
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521690041
Date de publication :
29 mars 2007
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
570 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Political scientists have tended to assume that 'patron-client politics' is confined to developing countries. This volume examines how, despite a wave of democratization, patronage politics continues to exist in stable and wealthy polities and offers explanations of why politicians engage in clientelistic behaviours and why voters respond.