contemporary processes of socioeconomic change. As an alternative, we argue that political settlements theory provides a better … about capitalist transformation and the drivers of clientelism embedded within a political settlements approach. We explain … how variations in politics and clientelism stem from variations in the distribution of power across countries and how …

the ruling coalition. The empirical results show that firms with political patronage were indeed adversely affected by the … effect. Firms characterised by political patronage also saw their leverage reduced significantly more than other firms after …

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. …

Why are the poor susceptible to clientelism, and what factors shield them from the influence of vote buying? We explore … channelled through informal networks. To test our theory, we build the informal, family-based network linkages between voters and …