Jobs in politicians' backyards: party leadership competition and patronage

Kemahlıoğlu, Özge (2011) Jobs in politicians' backyards: party leadership competition and patronage. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 23 (4). pp. 480-509. ISSN 0951-6298

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Abstract

What are the factors that lead to variation in the clientelistic use of state resources in electoral contexts? In this article I provide one answer to this question by focusing on the role of intra-party politics and analyzing the empirical case of patronage jobs in the Argentine provinces between 1984 and 2001. Patronage jobs in provincial administrations help governors build political support both in their own party and with the general public. However, when governors need their party (leader)'s support for their political careers and when the national party leadership position is open to competition, they reduce their clientelistic efforts not to lose the party's (or party leader's) support. The statistical analysis of public employment confirms this prediction that patronage is lower when the party's (or party leader's) support is important for politicians and when the leadership position within parties is open to competition.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Argentina; governors; intra-party politics; patronage; political parties
Subjects: J Political Science > JL Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America etc.)
J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Political Science
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Özge Kemahlıoğlu
Date Deposited: 18 Nov 2011 22:25
Last Modified: 30 Jul 2019 14:33
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/17464

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