Curbing clientelism in Argentina : politics, poverty, and social policy /
"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 po...
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Cambridge University Press,
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Table of Contents:
- Accountability, democracy, and the study of clientelism
- Making clientelism work: politician behavior and voter beliefs
- Curbing clientelism: why some politicians opt out
- Clientelism, social policy, and measurement
- Clientelism across municipalities in Argentina's National Food Security Program
- Survey and experimental evidence for the costs of clientelism
- Moving towards accountability? : comparative perspectives and policy implications.