Bibliograph

Clientelism in everyday Latin American politics, edited by Tina Hilgers

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Clientelism in everyday Latin American politics, edited by Tina Hilgers

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-245) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Clientelism in everyday Latin American politics

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

794037053

Responsibility statement

edited by Tina Hilgers

Summary

"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"--, provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I. Introduction. -- Democratic, processes, clientelistic relationships, and the material goods problem / Tina Hilgers. -- Part II. Theoretical perspectives. -- Favors 'merit ribbons', and services : analyzing the fragile resilience of clientelism / Luis Roniger. -- What is politics for? Inequality, representation, and needs satisfaction under clientelism and democracy / John Shefner. -- Part III. The multiple dynamics of clientelism in Latin America. -- Democratic processes, patronage politics, and contentious collective action in El Alto, Bolivia / Pablo Lapegna and Javier Auyero. -- Clientelism, democracy, and violence in Rio de Janeiro / Robert Gray, -- When clients become collective actors : participatory budgeting, changing mobilization patterns, and varieties of clientelism in democratizing Recife (Brazil) / François Montambeault. -- Clientelism and subnational politics in Latin America : reflection on Oaxaca (Mexico) and Bahia (Brazil) / Julián Durazo Herrmann. -- 'Fragmented clientelism' in Montevideo : training ground for community engagement with participatory decentralization / Eduardo Canel. -- Part IV. Proposals for future directions of study / Clientelistic democracy or democratic clientelism : a matter of context / Tina Hilgers. -- State power and clientelism : eight propositions for discussion / Jonathan Fox

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