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Author Weitz-Shapiro, Rebecca, 1979-

Title Curbing clientelism in Argentina : politics, poverty, and social policy / Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro, Brown University
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014

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Contents 1. Accountability, democracy, and the study of clientelism -- 2. Making clientelism work: politician behavior and voter beliefs -- 3. Curbing clientelism: why some politicians opt out -- 4. Clientelism, social policy, and measurement -- 5. Clientelism across municipalities in Argentina's National Food Security Program -- 6. Survey and experimental evidence for the costs of clientelism -- 7. Moving towards accountability? : comparative perspectives and policy implications
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Patronage, Political -- Argentina
Patron and client -- Argentina
Political corruption -- Argentina
Political culture -- Argentina
Local government -- Corrupt practices -- Argentina
Poverty -- Government policy -- Argentina
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Local government -- Corrupt practices
Patron and client
Patronage, Political
Political corruption
Political culture
Poverty -- Government policy
Social policy
Klientelismus
Sozialpolitik
SUBJECT Argentina -- Social policy
Subject Argentina
Argentinien
Form Electronic book
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