Commonwealth and Comparative Politics · 2020 · 56 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPolitical SciencePolitical BehaviorPolitical ParticipationPolitical SociologyDemocracyElectionsParty SystemsPatronagePolitical PartiesPolitical PowerClientage NetworksClientelistic Party SystemsConstituency ResponsivenessPartisan ResponsivenessPatron-client NetworksPolitical ResponsivenessResponsivenessSocial Responsiveness
In patronage democracies, access to the state and its resources is usually provided on a partisan basis, leaving those outside of clientelist networks unrepresented. In systems such as these, where...