Abstract
How does parties' ideology affect their linkage strategies? While scholars maintain that economically right wing parties are more clientelistic, there has been no systematic study testing this argument. We examine the conservative ideology-clientelism nexus with multi-level quantitative analyses of parties' clientelistic appeals. Our analysis reveals a robust, yet nuanced relationship between ideology and clientelism. Specifically, right wing parties are more clientelistic than left wing parties, but only with regard to providing broad economic rents to clients. In contrast, economically conservative parties are not more likely to engage in individual targeted clientelism. Moreover, parties' ties with economic interests mediate the relationship between ideology and clientelism. Finally, the association between parties' linkage to business interests and rents clientelism is attenuated by country-level economic liberalism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 374–387 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Electoral Studies |
Volume | 44 |
Early online date | 25 Sept 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2016 |
Profiles
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Eitan Tzelgov
- School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies - Associate Professor in Politics
- Politics & International Relations - Member
Person: Academic, Teaching & Research