Curbing Clientelism in Argentina: Politics, Poverty, and Social Policy by Rebecc

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Curbing Clientelism in Argentina

by Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro

In many young democracies, local politics remain a bastion of nondemocratic practices, from corruption to clientelism to abuse of power. Focusing on the practice of clientelism in social policy in Argentina, this book argues that only the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism.

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In many young democracies, local politics remain a bastion of nondemocratic practices, from corruption to clientelism to abuse of power. In a context where these practices are widespread, will local politicians ever voluntarily abandon them? Focusing on the practice of clientelism in social policy in Argentina, this book argues that only the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, an original public opinion survey, and cross-municipal data in Argentina, this book illustrates how clientelism works and documents the electoral gains and costs of the practice. In doing so, it points to a possible subnational path towards greater accountability within democracy.

Author Biography

Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro is the Stanley J. Bernstein Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brown University, Rhode Island. Her research has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, the Journal of Latin American Politics and Society, the Journal of Politics, and Latin American Research Review. She was the recipient of the Sage Prize for Best Paper in Comparative Politics presented at the 2011 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Professor Weitz-Shapiro has been a visiting scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences at the Juan March Institute in Madrid and a Fulbright Scholar in Argentina. She has conducted fieldwork in Argentina and Brazil, and has received funding from the National Science Foundation, among other sources. She holds a PhD from Columbia University, New York and an AB from Princeton University, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

1. Accountability, democracy, and the study of clientelism; 2. Making clientelism work: politician behavior and voter beliefs; 3. Curbing clientelism: why some politicians opt out; 4. Clientelism, social policy, and measurement; 5. Clientelism across municipalities in Argentina's National Food Security Program; 6. Survey and experimental evidence for the costs of clientelism; 7. Moving towards accountability?: comparative perspectives and policy implications.

Review

'This book offers a succinct and insightful account of the workings of patronage and vote buying in Argentina. Professor Weitz-Shapiro shows that middle-class voters may break away from the perverse equilibrium of beliefs and strategies involved in clientelism, inducing politicians to supply higher quality social protection policies. She provides hope for the improvement of the quality of governance in new democracies. The book is a must-read for scholars of social policy and development around the world.' Alberto Diaz Cayeros, Stanford University, California
'Even in polities where clientelism is widespread, some politicians choose alternative electoral strategies. By highlighting its political costs as well as benefits, and providing experimental evidence that vote buying generates hostility among the middle classes, Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro illuminates how clientelism may be curbed. All students of developing democracies will want to read her book.' Thad Dunning, University of California, Berkeley
'This book takes on an important question in contemporary scholarship in comparative politics in a serious and sophisticated way. Professor Weitz-Shapiro provides a theory that jointly accounts for both the costs and benefits of clientelism in explaining choices by mayors to engage in, or forego, clientelist politics. This is a novel claim, and it certainly is backed by the most sophisticated effort at theory testing of such a model of which I am aware.' Marcus Kurtz, Ohio State University
'Professor Weitz-Shapiro's book is both an original and important contribution to a set of seminal questions in comparative politics that remain unresolved. It will both improve the state of knowledge on clientelism and push the scholarly debate forward. I plan to use her book as an example in my research methods course, which emphasizes conceptualization and measurement as the fundamental building blocks to research design.' Pauline Jones Luong, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
'Weitz-Shapiro's book is an important contribution to the study of subnational politics because the potential costs clientelism may have for politicians are rarely analyzed.' Michael Buehler, Publius: The Journal of Federalism

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This book argues that the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism.

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"Even in polities where clientelism is widespread, some politicians choose alternative electoral strategies. By highlighting its political costs as well as benefits, and providing experimental evidence that vote buying generates hostility among the middle classes, Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro illuminates how clientelism may be curbed. All students of developing democracies will want to read her book." Thad Dunning, University of California, Berkeley

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This book argues that the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism.

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In many young democracies, local politics remain a bastion of nondemocratic practices, from corruption to clientelism to abuse of power. Focusing on the practice of clientelism in social policy in Argentina, this book argues that only the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism.

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In many young democracies, local politics remain a bastion of nondemocratic practices, from corruption to clientelism to abuse of power. Focusing on the practice of clientelism in social policy in Argentina, this book argues that only the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism.

Details ISBN110742321X Publisher Cambridge University Press ISBN-10 110742321X ISBN-13 9781107423213 Format Paperback Pages 208 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Politics, Poverty, and Social Policy Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 361.610982 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-10-06 Illustrations 11 Tables, unspecified; 2 Halftones, black and white; 15 Line drawings, black and white Short Title Curbing Clientelism in Argentina Language English UK Release Date 2016-10-06 AU Release Date 2016-10-06 NZ Release Date 2016-10-06 Author Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro Alternative 9781107073623 Audience Professional & Vocational

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  • Publication Name: Curbing Clientelism in Argentina: Politics, Poverty, and Social Policy
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Subject: Government
  • Publication Year: 2016
  • Type: Textbook
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Item Height: 230mm
  • Author: Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro
  • Item Width: 153mm
  • Item Weight: 330g
  • Number of Pages: 208 Pages

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