Revisiting clientelism: A network analysis of problem-solving networks in Argentina. Mariela, S. Social Networks.
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Clientelism is a problem-solving network where brokers solve voter problems by providing material and non-material resources in exchange of political support. The literature emphasis on political networks ignores the existence of non-political networks, such as money lending, childcare, and counseling, that also contribute to solve voter problems. This paper uses original data collected by the author in Villa Angel, a densely populated working-class neighborhood located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires City, to show that a broker's central position in non-political networks explains his or her ability to influence vote choice. Consequently, to understand the effects that problem-solving networks have on political behavior, researchers and policy makers have to pay attention to the overlap and relationships between political and non-political networks.
@article{mariela_revisiting_????,
	title = {Revisiting clientelism: {A} network analysis of problem-solving networks in {Argentina}},
	issn = {0378-8733},
	shorttitle = {Revisiting clientelism},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378873311000852},
	doi = {10.1016/j.socnet.2011.12.003},
	abstract = {Clientelism is a problem-solving network where brokers solve voter problems by providing material and non-material resources in exchange of political support.

The literature emphasis on political networks ignores the existence of non-political networks, such as money lending, childcare, and counseling, that also contribute to solve voter problems. This paper uses original data collected by the author in Villa Angel, a densely populated working-class neighborhood located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires City, to show that a broker's central position in non-political networks explains his or her ability to influence vote choice. Consequently, to understand the effects that problem-solving networks have on political behavior, researchers and policy makers have to pay attention to the overlap and relationships between political and non-political networks.},
	urldate = {2012-01-05},
	journal = {Social Networks},
	author = {Mariela, Szwarcberg},
	keywords = {Argentina, Buenos Aires, Clientelism, Ethnography, Latin America, Political networks, Poverty},
	file = {ScienceDirect Snapshot:files/35819/S0378873311000852.html:text/html}
}

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