Price of a Vote in the Middle East - Clientelism and Communal Politics in Lebanon and Yemen

Informationen zum Autor Daniel Corstange is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University, New York, and a member of Experiments in Governance and Politics (EGAP). His research has won awards in international relations, political methodology, and fieldwork. He has conducted field research in a number of Arab countries, including Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Yemen. Klappentext Some ethnic communities receive generous material rewards for their political support, whilst others only receive very modest payoffs. Zusammenfassung Clientelism and ethnic favoritism appear to go hand in hand in many diverse societies in the developing world. However! while some ethnic communities receive generous material rewards for their political support! others receive very modest payoffs. In this study the author examines this key! and often overlooked! component of clientelism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Ethnic constituencies; 3. Communal politics in Lebanon; 4. Communal politics in Yemen; 5. Contemporary clientelism; 6. Captive audiences and public services; 7. Intermingled vote markets; 8. Perverse competition; 9. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Daniel Corstange, Daniel (Columbia University Corstange, Corstange Daniel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781107514409
• ISBN: 978-1-107-51440-9
• No. of pages: 275
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; Cambridge Studies in Comparati; Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Political structure & processes, Political structure and processes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity