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Summary:

This book questions the belief that patronage explains poor governance and weak organizations. Its focus is on high-level political appointees in the Philippines, but its implications for development processes and policy are far-reaching. Patronage stimulates the emergence of democracy and welfare, and constitutes formal organizations. So intimately connected is it with the health of democracy and effective organizations that attempts to eradicate patronage only harm social, organizational and democratic life. In developed societies this has meant a growing Puritanism interspersed with bouts of corruption and moral panic; and, as they seek to maintain effective organizations and vibrant democracies, a mounting desire to project their own anxieties and imperfections onto developing countries.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction : Patronage and Development
• Patronage and Politics
• Patronage and Appointments in the Philippines
• Dimensionality
• Competition
• Re-casting Patronage : Organizations
• Re-casting Patronage : Merit
• Conclusions.

Author/Creator:

Hodder, Rupert , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

High-level political appointments in the Philippines: patronage, emotion and democracy [by Hodder, R.]

Subjects:

Patronage, Political — Philippines

Philippines — Politics and government

Patronage, Political

Politics and government

Philippines

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 14, 2013).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 174 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

JZ1763.A4 H633 2014eb

ISBNs:

9789814560054 (electronic bk.)
9814560057 (electronic bk.)
9814560049
9789814560047
9789814560047 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

Digital Object Identifier: 10.1007/978-981-4560-05-4

OCLC Numbers:

862229020