Abstract
Something fundamental has been changing in parts of the developing world. Many senior politicians have begun to de-emphasize the distribution of patronage (goods, services, funds and favours) through networks of clients. Political scientists call patronage distribution ‘clientelism’, and it has long been a crucial – often the crucial – element in politicians’ efforts to cultivate support. But in recent times, a significant number have increasingly turned to ‘post-clientelist’ initiatives – to programmes and policies that are substantially or entirely protected from people who seek to siphon off resources for use as patronage.
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Manor, J. (2013). Post-clientelist Initiatives. In: Stokke, K., Törnquist, O. (eds) Democratization in the Global South. International Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230370043_11
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