Clientelism is characterized by the combination of particularistic targeting and contingency-
based exchange. This method of contingent exchange thrives in both autocracies and …

What state capacity is and how to strengthen it remain open questions, as the underlying
incentives of the state, its citizens, and its agents align in some areas of state activity and …

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a new and unparalleled stress-test for the already
disrupted liberal-representative, democracies. The challenges cluster around three …

Non-uniform compliance with public policy by citizens can undermine the effectiveness of
government, particularly during crises. Mitigation policies intended to combat the novel …

What kind of economic development curtails clientelistic politics? Most of the literature
addressing this relationship focuses narrowly on vote buying, resulting in theories that …

In this paper, we argue that the political‐commitment problem provides an explanation for
why much income redistribution takes an inefficient form, particularly employment in the …

This book presents a radically new approach of how societies can bring corruption under
control. Since the late 1990s, the detrimental effects of corruption to human well-being have …

In a context of booming commodity prices, what factors drive subnational authorities to
implement forest protection regulations in active agricultural frontiers?. Focusing on one of …

In 1996, the Journal of Democracy published a controversy between Guillermo O'Donnell
and Gunther/Diamandorus/Puhle about the relevance of informal institutions (O'Donnell …

ABSTRACT Is Covid-19 undermining European democracies? Recent scholarship
overlooks the fact that most pandemic-related erosions of democracy can be attributed to …