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Breaking the cycle of clientelism: How access to formal networks can empower the poorIn democracies around the world, election season is often associated with the power of political machines and their attempts to sway voters in their...
In democracies around the world, election season is often associated with the power of political machines and their attempts to sway voters in their...
Across Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia, political candidates often attempt to buy the votes of the most socio-economically deprived communities. But new...
Political clientelism is the strategic, discretionary, and targeted exchange of goods and services between politicians and voters for political...
Local governments in India—known as panchayats—are sometimes criticised for failing to deliver benefits earmarked for vulnerable regions or households...
The last several months have given us many reasons to worry about US democracy – not least the riot at the US Capitol and the president’s refusal to...