examining Philippine governance and the roles of policymakers and voters more deterministically. Patronage and political … shown that certain activities used to perpetuate patronage and dynasties (also called family networks) such as coercion …

There are sound theoretical reasons to expect clientelism to suppress economic growth: politicians who garner support … constraint is met with low wages. Hence, clientelism can become a poverty trap. Yet in many countries, the heyday of political … clientelism coincided with periods of rapid economic growth. I offer preliminary evidence of this coincidence of clientelism and …

political clientelism in the delivery of social programmes in India, especially by allowing party leaders to bypass local …

'contract clientelism', or the provision of public contracts to private firms in exchange for campaign donations. Using …

Why are the poor susceptible to clientelism, and what factors shield them from the influence of vote buying? We explore …

unravelling of the Kerala model of pandemic management. We analyse the role and impact of clientelism and political hegemony of …

communities' experiences with clientelism affect expectations of service provision. Development practitioners need to understand … how social context affects not only the likelihood of vote-buying but also the distributive effects of clientelism. …