Didi Kuo (California Stanford University)

Clientelism, Capitalism, and Democracy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How did political parties in the United States and Britain transition from clientelism to programmatic party organization? This book argues that changes in capitalism led businesses to oppose clientelism, and to demand effective governance. It traces the way businesses established political influence to bring about institutional reforms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9781108426084
• ISBN-10: 1108426085
• Artikelnr.: 51810104

Autorenporträt

Didi Kuo is the Program Manager of the Program on American Democracy in Comparative Perspective at Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, and an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fellow at New America.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Clientelism as a failure of governance: a theory of business, parties, and programmatic demands
2. Clientelism as a governing strategy in the United States
3. Business organization and the push for programmatic parties
4. Clientelism and governance in Britain, 1850-80
5. Administrative reform and programmatic parties in Britain
Conclusion.