Research on clientelism often starts from a shared puzzle: How can clientelism be a viable
electoral strategy if voters can renege on their commitments to politicians? The standard …

We investigate whether foreign aid from China is prone to political capture in aid-receiving
countries. Specifically, we examine whether more Chinese aid is allocated to the birth …

The economic and financial crimes of embezzlement and theft, bribes and kickbacks, money
laundering and illicit financial flows, and through state capture, are all channels of corruption …

Income and wealth inequalities have increased substantially in many regions of the world
since the 1980s. This evolution came after a relatively egalitarian period from 1950 to 1980 …

This article demonstrates that ethnic segregation is a key determinant of local public goods
provision. We argue that this results from politicians' strategic engagement in ethnic …

What explains contemporary variations in African legislative institutions-including their
strengths and weaknesses? Compared with the more powerful executive branches …

Party switching among legislative candidates has important implications for accountability
and representation in democratizing countries. We argue that party switching is influenced …

Within this article, we aim at exploring the topic of clientelism in Cameroon as a species of a
wider phenomenon affecting Central and Western Francophone Africa. Our argument is that …

The literature on democracies in the developing world paints a picture of rampant vote
buying. A growing research field has shed light on how politicians decide whom to target …

Studies of electoral clientelism—the contingent exchange of material benefits for electoral
support—frequently presume the presence of strong parties. Parties facilitate monitoring and …