Meet the new boss, same as the old boss? The evolution of political clientelism in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20051959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicolas Van De Walle (0000-0003-4004-860X, Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 50-67 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Patrons, Clients and Policies (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511585869.002 |
| OpenAlex | W1533060685 |
| ISBN | 9780511585869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 148 |
Clientelism exists in all polities. The forms it takes, its extent, and its political functions vary enormously, however, across time and place. This chapter analyzes the persistence and evolution of political clientelism in sub-Saharan Africa since independence. Pervasive clientelism was a hallmark of the region's non-democratic states until their transition to multiparty politics in the 1990s. To what extent will these practices persist, now that democratic politics, however imperfect, has become the norm in the region? The second half of this chapter examines the likely evolution of political clientelism in the new multiparty electoral regimes of sub-Saharan Africa
Boss · Clientelism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Independence (probability theory) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · African history and culture studies · Law
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When Illiberals Govern
Rails through rangelands
Ethno-political favouritism in maternal health care service delivery
Manufacturing Poverty
Elite Coalitions and Power Balance across African Regimes
The Politics of Association
Voter Demands for Patronage
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Clientelism or public goods
Ethnic Favoritism in Education in Kenya
Local Perspectives on the ‘Neutrality’ of Traditional Authorities in Malawi, South Africa and Uganda
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Electoral Violence and the Challenge of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria
Partisanship, protection, and punishment
Patronage and the Party of Power
Politicization of Non-state Cash Transfers
Short Changing the Value of Democracy for Economic Development in Africa
Chamambo
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The Semantics of Corruption
Aiding and Abetting
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Fertilizer and votes
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Patronage, Trust, and State Capacity
Capital and Opposition in Africa
King Makers
Vote Brokers, Clientelist Appeals, and Voter Turnout
Political Competition and Party Patronage
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Data Manipulation through Patronage Networks
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| Unique citing works | 148 |
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| Citations per year | 7,4 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 146 |