Political parties, state resources and electoral clientelism
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چکیده
Contemporary political parties often use state resources to win elections. In this context, electoral clientelism evolved from the straightforward vote buying sophisticated exchanges in which relationship between patrons (parties or candidates) and clients (voters) is sometimes difficult grasp. We address question how do distributive politics interact, these forms of interactions differ across various what implications they bring for functioning systems. The special issue provides theoretical, methodological empirical contributions burgeoning literature about multi-faceted feature clientelism. It unfolds complex clientelism, conceptualizes as a dynamic process that occurs through different sequences. enriches tools aimed at investigating Finally, approaches several perspectives brings together substantive evidence varieties around world.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Politica
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1741-1416', '0001-6810']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-021-00216-5