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 …

Conjoint survey experiments have become a popular method for analyzing multidimensional
preferences in political science. If properly implemented, conjoint experiments can obtain …

During the Covid-19 pandemic, rich countries employed lockdown and physical distancing
policies for transmission control. However, the question still remains whether these …

India's urban slums exhibit dramatic variation in their access to local public goods and
services-paved roads, piped water, trash removal, sewers, and streetlights. Why are some …

Slum settlements have received significant attention for their vulnerabilities to the spread of
Covid-19. To mitigate risks of transmission, and alleviate economic distress associated with …

Scholars of distributive politics often emphasize partisanship and clientelism. However, as
Jennifer Bussell demonstrates in Clients and Constituents, legislators in" patronage …

Rapid urbanization and political liberalization is changing the nature of African politics and
societies. This book develops a framework for the study of democracy and development that …

Political scientists have increasingly deployed conjoint survey experiments to understand
multidimensional choices in various settings. In this paper, we show that the average …

In countries around the world, politicians distribute patronage jobs to supporters in
exchange for a wide range of political services–such as helping with campaigns and …

Two aspects of contemporary urban life in Africa are often described as sources of political
change: the emergence of a large urban middle class and high levels of ethnic diversity and …