Clientelistic networks have been a regular research topic in Latin American scholarship, particularly over the last three decades. This research has comprehensively addressed their functioning and consequences for democracy. ...

Resumen: Las redes clientelares han sido objeto de investigación recurrente en América Latina particularmente en las últimas tres décadas. Esta investigación ha enfatizado en sus modalidades de funcionamiento y consecuencias ...

Education is one of the most important tools that societies have to eradicate social inequality and promote national prosperity -- Although in recent years there has been increased interest in the design of public policies ...

This article examines how years of political violence and neoliberal restructuring have disorganized social life in Barrancabermeja. How, it asks, can working people grasp the future without the stability to understand the ...

In this article, some contributions from the anthropology of the state and clientelism are linked to illuminate the affective dimension of client relationships between professional politicians, bureaucrats, neighborhood ...

In this chapter, we discuss some of the main issues pertaining to the literature on political clientelism. After defining some of the basic concepts associated with this topic, we support the claim that much of the literature ...