POLC38H3 Lecture : Notes on second week readings.
12 Apr 2011
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Oclientelism is a feature of politics in most countries of the world. www. notesolution. com. Othis essay analyses the persistence and evolution of political clientelism in sub saharan africa. Othere are two types of clientelism: patronage, more likely in regular elections; and prebendalism, more likely in non-electoral regime, is elite based and serves to compensate low levels of organization. Oclientelism resulted in africa was not redistributive because leaders typically issue state resources to coop different ethnic elites to maintain political stability. Othe second half of the essay examines how the democratization wave of the early 1990s has changed these patterns. Othis literature recognized different types of clientelism: patronage, prebends and tribute. Otribute describes the traditional practice of gift exchange in peasant societies, which is based on bonds of reciprocity and trust. Opatronage can be defined as the practice of using state resources to provide jobs and services for political clienteles. It is designed to gain support for those who serve.
