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 …

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. …