Clientelism in Everyday Latin American Politics

This book improves understandings of how and why clientelism endures in Latin America and why state policy is often ineffective. Political scientists and sociologists, the contributors employ ethnography, targeted interviews, case studies, within-case and

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Clientelism in Everyday L atin A merican Politics

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Tina Hilgers

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C l i e n t e l ism i n E v e ry day L at i n A m e r ic a n P ol i t ic s

CLIENTELISM IN EVERYDAY LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

Copyright © Tina Hilgers, 2012 All rights reserved.

Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–27598–1 The Journal of Comparative Politics has very generously provided copyright permission to use excerpts from: Roniger, Luis. 2004. “Political Clientelism, Democracy, and Market Economy.” Comparative Politics 36(3): 353–375. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. has kindly permitted use of: Hilgers, Tina. 2011. “Clientelism and Conceptual Stretching: differentiating among concepts and among analytical levels.” Theory and Society 40(5): 567–88. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: December 2012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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List of Figures and Tables

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Acknowledgments

ix Part 1

1

Democratic Processes, Clientelistic Relationships, and the Material Goods Problem Tina Hilgers

Part 2 2

3

Introduction 3

Theoretical Perspectives

Favors, “Merit Ribbons,” and Services: Analyzing the Fragile Resilience of Clientelism Luis Roniger

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What is Politics For? Inequality, Representation, and Needs Satisfaction Under Clientelism and Democracy Jon Shefner

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Part 3 The Multiple Dynamics of Clientelism in Latin America 4

Democratic Processes, Patronage Politics, and Contentious Collective Action