Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism addresses major questions in distributive politics. Why is it
acceptable for parties to try to win elections by promising to make certain groups of people …

Papers in the burgeoning empirical literature on distributive politics often focus their analysis
on the pattern of distribution of a single patronage good—for example, cash transfers, roads …

The effects of economic and political reforms on patronage in Africa remains unclear. In
particular, there is much disagreement about whether structural adjustment programs and …

This article analyzes the political determinants of the distribution of infrastructure
expenditures by the Italian government to the country's 92 provinces between 1953 and …

The central challenge in advancing the study of public policy is developing portable
approaches that capture the specificity of a particular context while also identifying …

This study explores how authoritarian distributive policies may not only generate political
support for the autocrat but may also help sustain powerful and lasting authoritarian …

What are the dynamics of distributive politics in a setting of multiparty competition? Existing
studies on the allocation of resources across multiple electoral districts focus primarily on a …

Using earnings announcement events made by firms belonging to Korean chaebols, we
examine propping within a chaebol. Consistent with the market's ex ante valuation of …

The literature on vote-buying often assumes a complete transaction of cash for votes. While
there is ample evidence that candidates target certain voters with cash handouts, it is …

This study analyzes political polarization among the South Korean elite by examining 17
years' worth of subcommittee meeting minutes from the South Korean National Assembly's …