Machine Politics in Buenos Aires and the Argentine Radical Party, 1912-1930

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ID4017972
AuthorsDavid Rock (0000-0003-4919-1023, corresponding author)
Year1972
Volume4
Issue2
Pages233-256
Publication date1972-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x00002066
OpenAlexW2137016230
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited2

From the introduction of the Sáenz Pena Law in 1912 until the September Revolution of 1930, Argentina had its first experience of liberal representative government under an electoral system which accorded compulsory voting rights to the country's native-born male population. In this paper it is proposed to explore certain characteristics of urban politics and patterns of mass political participation during this period, employing as an example the city of Buenos Aires. An attempt is made to describe and define the 'machine' character which urban politics acquired during this period at the same time as making some assessment of the relative importance of machine characteristics against those of other kinds. What is meant by the 'machine character' of politics are the specific techniques for the political support which is based upon the distribution to individuals of concrete rewards, such as bureaucratic offices, charity donations and petty personal privileges

Bureaucracy · Character (mathematics) · Democracy · Government (linguistics) · Period (music) · Political economy · Political machine · Political science · Politics · Politics of the United States · Population · Sociology · Voting · Argentine historical studies · Demography · Historical Studies in Latin America · Indigenous Cultures and History · Law · Public Administration

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