Clientelism in Latin America
Two of these articles look to tackle clientelism and why it occurs. This is the idea that politicians trade things to voters in exchange for their support. Auyero states that politicians use two methods to keep the public dependent on…
Political Clientelism: Are We So Different?
I thoroughly enjoyed this feature analysis of political clientelism in grassroots Latin America. Throughout the article, Auyero explores the everyday relationship between broker and client, one that has been relatively untouched through the well-meaning but unfortunately misplaced judgement that betrays…
Illiberal Democracy
According to Fareed Zakaria, illiberal democracies are “democratically elected regimes often re-elected or reinforced by referendums that ignore the constitutional limits of their power and deprive their citizens of basic rights and liberties”. While the end of the twentieth century…
Illiberal Democracy
This week’s readings deal mainly on the proliferation of illiberal democracy throughout Latin America. This topic is very, I daresay, topical. In Latin America, and indeed many parts of the world, democracy is facing extreme challenges in adapting to a…
Clientelism and Mexico’s poor population
Clientelism allows patrons to control population behaviors by filtering information that is available to them. Due to the limited amount of information, the poor are unaware of the other resources and therefore feel like they are making the best decision…
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