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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weitz-Shapiro, Rebecca, 1979-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.