{"product_id":"patronage-at-work-public-jobs-and-political-services-in-argentina-paperback-9781009077354","title":"Patronage at Work; Public Jobs and Political Services in Argentina (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009077354","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePatronage at Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePublic Jobs and Political Services in Argentina\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescribes what patronage employees do in exchange for their jobs and provides a novel explanation of why they do it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVirginia Oliveros (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009077354, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 June 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e265 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.436 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Virginia Oliveros provides an essential reading for all scholars interested in the use of patronage for political gain. This is the most sophisticated and best documented research on patronage politics, presenting overwhelming evidence that partisan public employees can benefit their employers and also provide a higher level of effort on the job. Indeed, away from prior simplifications, patronage can have negative effects on democratic representation and also provide a higher level of service to voters. Now, that is something worth discussing!' Ernesto Calvo, Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn countries around the world, politicians distribute patronage jobs to supporters in exchange for a wide range of political services – such as helping with campaigns and electoral mobilization. Patronage employees (clients) engage in these political activities that support politicians (patrons) because their fates are tied to the political fate of their patrons. Although conventional wisdom holds that control of patronage significantly increases an incumbent's chance of staying in power, we actually know very little about how patronage works. Drawing on in-depth interviews, survey data, and survey experiments in Argentina, Virginia Oliveros details the specific mechanisms that explain the effect of patronage on political competition. This fascinating study is the first to provide a systematic analysis of the political activities of mid and low-level public employees in Latin America. It provides a novel explanation of the enforcement of patronage contracts that has wider implications for understanding the functioning of clientelist exchanges.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. A Theory of Self-Enforcing Patronage\u003cbr\u003e 3 Getting the Job\u003cbr\u003e 4. Patronage Contracts and Political Services: Evidence from List Experiments\u003cbr\u003e 5. Patronage, Favors, and the Personalization of Public Administration\u003cbr\u003e 6. Self- Enforcing Patronage Contracts\u003cbr\u003e 7. Beyond the Argentine Case\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusions and Broader Implications.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Hispanic \u0026amp; Latino studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Hispanic \u0026amp; Latino studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Hispanic%20\u0026amp;%20Latino%20studies%20%5BJFSL4%5D%22\"\u003eJFSL4\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265382928664,"sku":"9781009077354","price":21.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009077354i_ed5e8919-06f5-45ac-935b-bd011e692c01.jpg?v=1696791134","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/patronage-at-work-public-jobs-and-political-services-in-argentina-paperback-9781009077354","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}