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Clientelism in everyday Latin American Politics
In Latin America and beyond, societies are deeply unequal, the poor are marginalized, and states face continuous fiscal shortages and real or potential political instability. In this context, democracy functions imperfectly. It intermeshes with clientelism, with the incongruous result that clientelism not only erodes but also accompanies and supplements democratic processes. Armed with evidence of these complex interactions, this book improves understandings of how and why clientelism endures and why state policy is often ineffective. Political scientists and sociologists, the contributors employ ethnography, targeted interviews, case studies, within-case and regional comparison, thick descriptions, and process tracing. They write from political economy and institutionalist, principal- and agent-centered perspectives.
"In Latin America and beyond, societies are deeply unequal, the poor are marginalized, and states face continuous fiscal shortages and real or potential political instability. In this context, democracy functions imperfectly. It intermeshes with clientelism, with the incongruous result that clientelism not only erodes, but also accompanies and supplements democratic processes. Armed with evidence of these complex interactions, this book improves understandings of how and why clientelism endures and why state policy is often ineffective. Political scientists and sociologists, the contributors employ ethnography, targeted interviews, case studies, within-case and regional comparison, thick descriptions, and process tracing. They write from political economy and institutionalist, principal- and agent-centered perspectives"--
PART I: INTRODUCTION -- Democratic Processes, Clientelistic Relationships, and the Material Goods Problem; T.Hilgers -- PART II: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES -- Favors, 'Merit Ribbons,' and Services: Analyzing the Fragile Resilience of Clientelism; L.Roniger -- What is Politics for? Inequality, Representation, and Needs Satisfaction Under Clientelism and Democracy; J.Shefner -- PART III: THE MULTIPLE DYNAMICS OF CLIENTELISM IN LATIN AMERICA -- Democratic Processes, Patronage Politics, and Contentious Collective Action in El Alto, Bolivia; P.Lapegna & J.Auyero -- Clientelism, Democracy, and Violence in Rio de Janeiro; R.Gay -- When Clients Become Collective Actors: Participatory Budgeting, Changing Mobilization Patterns and Varieties of Clientelism in Democratizing Recife, Brazil; F.Montambeault -- Clientelism and Subnational Politics in Latin America: Reflections on Oaxaca, Mexico and Bahia, Brazil; J.D.Herrmann -- Fragmented Clientelism in Montevideo: Training Ground for Community Engagement with Participatory Decentralization; E.Canel -- PART IV: PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF STUDY -- Clientelistic Democracy or Democratic Clientelism: A Matter of Context; T.Hilgers -- State Power and Clientelism: Eight Propositions for Discussion; J.Fox.
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