Analytical perspectives on varieties of clientelism

Yıldırım, Kerem; Kitschelt, Herbert

doi:10.1080/13510347.2019.1641798

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“…In the words of R14: "Sometimes, instead of finishing one program or project before starting another, the government starts several of them at the same time, for fear that other districts may complain about the government not carrying out programs or projects in their community." This finding is supported by an earlier study conducted by Tennant and Clayton (2010) on infrastructural project implementation in Jamaica, which concluded that the project faced serious and long-term challenges due to the political decisions of the government. Despite the supporting evidence that suggested that the project was not viable, the government went ahead with it.…”

Section: Partisanship Politicssupporting

confidence: 70%

“…Thus, clientelism involves an exchange between the individual politicians/political party seeking election victory and individuals or a group citizenry. The individual or group receives a targeted benefit or avoidance of any penalty through contributing to the ambitions of the politicians/political party (Yıldırım and Kitschelt 2020). There are two critical elements of clientelism: targeting and conditionality.…”

Section: Partisanship Politics Clientelism and Political Culture Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are two critical elements of clientelism: targeting and conditionality. Clientelist exchange also differs depending on the kind of resources, on networks that facilitate the exchange and the durability of the exchange, on whether it is single‐shot (vote‐buying), and on relational exchanges over extended periods of time (Yıldırım and Kitschelt 2020).…”

Section: Partisanship Politics Clientelism and Political Culture Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Clientelism takes many forms from vote buying, preferential access to public employment, social benefits, public works, and procurement (Yıldırım and Kitschelt 2020). First, let us consider consumer goods—which refers to “vote‐buying”—and tangible goods, that is, a relational clientelism.…”

Section: Partisanship Politics Clientelism and Political Culture Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy

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Over the years, Ghanaian governments have invested huge sums of money in programs and projects for socioeconomic development to improve their citizens' well‐being. However, the implementation of most of these programs and projects have failed and been abandoned. There is a lack of research addressing this issue and the specific causal mechanism through which politics and culture shapes these failed implementations and program abandonments. Partisan politics—which demonstrates strong favoritism toward one's preferred political party, adherence to party policies, and reluctance to compromise with political opponents—provides an appropriate framework to clarify the role of politics in programs and projects ineffective implementation and abandonment debates. Drawing on political theory and the partisan politics literature, this study explores the role partisan politics plays in the implementation failure and abandonment of government programs and projects in Ghana. Our analysis reveals three causal factors: political culture, political corruption, and poor planning and implementation, which are shaped by partisan politics in the Ghanaian context. This impacts negatively on the unity and socioeconomic development of the country. Related Articles Debrah, Emmanuel. 2016. “Decentralization, District Chief Executives, and District Assemblies in Ghana's Fourth Republic.” Politics & Policy 44 (1): 135‐164. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12146 Kim, Eun Kyung. 2019. “Issue Ownership and Strategic Policy Choice in Multiparty Africa.” Politics & Policy 47 (5): 956‐983. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12327 Mohammed, Abdulai Kuyini. 2013. “Civic Engagement in Public Policy Making: Fad or Reality in Ghana?” Politics & Policy 41 (1): 117‐152. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12003

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Section: Partisanship Politicssupporting

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Section: Partisanship Politics Clientelism and Political Culture Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Partisanship Politics Clientelism and Political Culture Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Partisanship Politics Clientelism and Political Culture Inmentioning

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“…In the recent decade, however, studies suggest that clientelism varies in relation to these three components (e.g. Nichter 2011;Gans-Morse et al 2014;Berenschott and Aspinall 2020;Yıldırım and Kitschelt 2020). Some clientelism, often termed "relational", is more iterated, dyadic, and hierarchic, a typical case being a civil service job being given in exchange for political support.…”

Section: Clientelism -Many Varieties Few Detrimentsmentioning

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Institutions of Electoral Integrity and Clientelism: The Role of Electoral Management Bodies

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Edgell

2020

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What Do Brokers Provide for Urban Slums?

Shami

2024

J of Intl Development

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Rapid urbanisation in developing countries has often resulted in slums with minimal public goods provision, where the poor rely on clientelist networks to provide for their basic needs. Using household‐level data, this paper is the first to empirically document how political clientelism operates in Pakistani slums. It finds that urban brokers, unlike their rural counterparts, are unable to claim credit for public goods provision. Instead, they provide personalised and highly targeted services – such as dispute resolution and assistance with documentation. Moreover, unlike traditional clientelism, urban networks are found to be problem‐solving and welfare‐enhancing for slum dwellers.

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Analytical perspectives on varieties of clientelism

Cited by 40 publications

References 50 publications

The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy

The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy

Institutions of Electoral Integrity and Clientelism: The Role of Electoral Management Bodies

What Do Brokers Provide for Urban Slums?

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