With its deep economic crisis and dramatic political developments Greece has puzzled Europe and the world. What explains its long-standing problems and its inca

A study of patronage politics and the persistence of clientelism across a range of countries.

Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism studies distributive politics: how parties and governments use material resources to win elections. The authors develop a theor

Democracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinations. Edward Aspinall and

This volume provides a comparative study of the illicit electoral strategies used by candidates in contemporary elections in Romania and Hungary.