Clientelism and representation in Latin America - Stokes, perverse accountability

4 important questions on Clientelism and representation in Latin America - Stokes, perverse accountability

What is the core voter theory?

-machine targets loyal or partisan voters
- rewarding loyalists
- embeddedness -> lower uncertainty, higher distributive efficiency

What is swing voter theory?

- machines target moderate, indifferent voters
- distributive efficiency
- responsiveness to rewards -> relative to core and opposed voters

RQ2, Stokes -> assuming that machines can overcome the problem of their clients' reneging, what kinds of voters will they target?

If the machine has an ideological position, and so does the opposition, the individuals that will be targeted would be the weakly opposed -> because spending your resources on those who are loyal, will not help you
  • Higher grades + faster learning
  • Never study anything twice
  • 100% sure, 100% understanding
Discover Study Smart

Why is clientelism problematic?

Perverse accountability -> when parties influence how people vote by threatening to punish them for voting for another party.


a large part of society is not represented -> substantive representation is diminished

The question on the page originate from the summary of the following study material:

  • A unique study and practice tool
  • Never study anything twice again
  • Get the grades you hope for
  • 100% sure, 100% understanding
Remember faster, study better. Scientifically proven.
Trustpilot Logo