Negociar inclusão pelo clientelismo: democracias neoliberais, pobreza e desigualdade
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Clientelism, Neoliberalism, Democracy, Poverty, InequalityAbstract
Theoretically, rational-legal democracy and a neoliberal economy should discourage clientelism, yet clientelism remains widespread in Latin America. What are the roots of this disconnect between theory and reality? We argue that the continuation of clientelism is due in great part to the effects of neoliberal economic policies: the scarcity of state resources and increased levels of poverty and inequality. We further suggest that the intensity of clientelism should diminish when formal democratic institutions and economic systems are able to address poverty and inequality efficiently and responsively. We use Brazil as a case study to illustrate our point.
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