Reelection of corrupted politicians points to a problem of democratic accountability. Voters
do have the chance to 'throw the rascals out', but they do not take it. Employing a survey …

This article examines the evolution of patron–client relationships in Greece, Spain, and
Turkey through the prism of the rural–urban divide. It traces which modes of clientelism (rural …

Este artículo pretende explicar la copresencia empírica de corrupción y clientelismo político
en América Latina e investigar sus relaciones estructurales. Así, procede a dar cuenta de la …

After the transition to democracy in Southern Europe, administrative reform was necessary in
order to make bureaucracies more accountable and responsive as well as more sensitive to …

Abstract North and South European governments and public administrations have been
subjected to similar external stimuli, such as globalization and Europeanization, and …

Political corruption in the land sector is pervasive, but difficult to document and effectively
prosecute. This article provides new evidence on political land corruption in Malta, the …

The objective of this article is to explore the relationship between political clientelism and
certain forms of corruption from the perspective of the exchange circuits that characterize …

This title was first published in 2001. In the framework of the EU, a number of policies have
been devised for regions in order to facilitate their balanced economic development. The …

Over the last third of the twentieth century the landscape of Mediterranean Europe has
changed radically. Previously, the region of Mediterranean Europe embraced the three most …

We współczesnym świecie ścierają się dwa mechanizmy kreujące ludzkie zachowania i
zbiorowości-tradycyjny, oparty na zasadach wzajemności, lojalności, czasami źle pojętego …