Search Results for: Clientelism Interests And Democratic Representation

This book charts the evolution of clientelist practices in several western European countries. Through the historical and comparative analysis of countries as d

This volume seeks to contribute to this new line of research and develops a theoretical framework to study the consequences of clientelism for democratic repres

For at least two centuries, democratic representation has been at the center of debate. Should elected representatives express the views of the majority, or do

Scholars of distributive politics often emphasize partisanship and clientelism. However, as Jennifer Bussell demonstrates in Clients and Constituents, legislato

Millions of enfranchised people live in abject poverty in democracies around the world. Yet in representative democracies, the success or failure of political p