Clientelism in Everyday Latin American Politics

PART I: INTRODUCTION Democratic Processes, Clientelistic Relationships, and the Material Goods Problem; T.Hilgers PART II: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Favors, 'Merit Ribbons,' and Services: Analyzing the Fragile Resilience of Clientelism; L.Roniger What is Politics for? Inequality, Representation, and Needs Satisfaction Under Clientelism and Democracy; J.Shefner PART III: THE MULTIPLE DYNAMICS OF CLIENTELISM IN LATIN AMERICA Democratic Processes, Patronage Politics, and Contentious Collective Action in El Alto, Bolivia; P.Lapegna & J.Auyero Clientelism, Democracy, and Violence in Rio de Janeiro; R.Gay When Clients Become Collective Actors: Participatory Budgeting, Changing Mobilization Patterns and Varieties of Clientelism in Democratizing Recife, Brazil; F.Montambeault Clientelism and Subnational Politics in Latin America: Reflections on Oaxaca, Mexico and Bahia, Brazil; J.D.Herrmann Fragmented Clientelism in Montevideo: Training Ground for Community Engagement with Participatory Decentralization; E.Canel PART IV: PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF STUDY Clientelistic Democracy or Democratic Clientelism: A Matter of Context; T.Hilgers State Power and Clientelism: Eight Propositions for Discussion; J.Fox