Mobilizing for Elections: Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia

by Allen Hicken, Edward Aspinall, Meredith L. Weiss

Book Overview

Politicians in Southeast Asia, as in many other regions, win elections by distributing cash, goods, jobs, projects, and other benefits to supporters, but the ways in which they do this vary tremendously, both across and within countries. Mobilizing for Elections presents a new framework for analyzing variation in patronage democracies, focusing on distinct forms of patronage and different networks through which it is distributed. The book draws on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009074822
• ISBN13: 9781009074827
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"