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Author Kuo, Didi, 1983- author.

Title Clientelism, capitalism, and democracy : the rise of programmatic politics in the United States and Britain / Didi Kuo, Stanford University
Published New York : Cambridge University Press, [2018]

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Contents Introduction -- Capitalism, clientelism, and party organization -- Capitalist interests and political development -- Business demands against clientelism : the argument in brief -- Clientelism as a failure of governance : a theory of business, parties, and programmatic demands -- Clientelism : concepts and theories -- Understanding programmatic politics -- Capitalist demands for programmatic reforms -- Empirical strategy -- Clientelism as a governing strategy in the United States -- Vote buying and clientelism in national elections -- Clientelism in policy : patronage and the pork barrel -- Patronage politics and the federal bureaucracy -- Business organization and the push for programmatic parties -- Party-business linkages before 1870 -- The establishment of national business organizations -- The National Board of Trade, 1868-2013 -- Business organization and the legacy of the National Board of Trade -- Business linkages to parties -- Businesses, pluralism, and programmatic parties -- Clientelism and governance in Britain, 1850-2013 -- Clientelism and vote buying in British elections -- Clientelism and distributive policy in britain -- Patronage in Britain -- The emergence of programmatic parties, 1870-2013 -- Administrative reform and programmatic parties in Britain -- Ties between parliament and business before 1870 -- Trade associations and political engagement -- The Association of British Chambers of Commerce -- Parties, administrative policy, and programmatic representation after 1880 -- Conclusion : capitalist interests, programmatic parties, and elusive reforms
Summary In the United States and Britain, capitalists organized in opposition to clientelism and demanded programmatic parties and institutional reforms
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Patronage, Political -- United States
Patronage, Political -- Great Britain
Political planning -- United States
Political planning -- Great Britain
Business and politics -- United States
Business and politics -- Great Britain
Capitalism -- Political aspects -- United States
Capitalism -- Political aspects -- Great Britain
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Business and politics.
Capitalism -- Political aspects.
Patronage, Political.
Political planning.
Great Britain.
United States.
Form Electronic book
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