Description |
1 online resource |
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
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Patronage, Political -- Great Britain
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Political planning -- United States
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Political planning -- Great Britain
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Business and politics -- United States
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Business and politics -- Great Britain
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Capitalism -- Political aspects -- United States
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Capitalism -- Political aspects -- Great Britain
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Business and politics.
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Capitalism -- Political aspects.
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Patronage, Political.
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Political planning.
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Great Britain.
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United States.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781108679923 |
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1108679927 |
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9781108686723 |
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1108686729 |
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