POSC 3641 Study Guide - Final Guide: Antihaitianismo, Racial Democracy, Lifeworld
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Part 1: what is clientelism and how does it work in mexico? how has it survived? [hagene/gonzalez-fuente] Clientelism: a vertical relationship that involves exchange of goods and services for political support. it takes place in network of relationship, political actors, and communities. generally, clientelism can represent poor people"s politics. because . Scholars thought that with advancement of civilization, then clientelism would disappear, but it hasn"t: social and economic inequality between people and groups, failure of government to reach out to its citizens. 3. different sectors, such as church and other towns. In clientelism, networks consist mostly of women in low social classes. When she gets money from a candidate in an election campaign, she gets all kinds of gifts for people who needs them. people request needs from her, such as medicine and clothes, in offer for their support. He helped people with paperwork and dealing with authorities, in exchange for people to go out to vote for the prd.