How social policy undercuts the appeal of clientelism : Bolsa Família, policy feedback and collective confidence
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How social policy undercuts the appeal of clientelism : Bolsa Família, policy feedback and collective confidence
Phillips, Jonathan | 2018
Abstract
It provides some of the first evidence of the strength and contingency of policy feedback effects in developing democracies. In contexts where clientelist practices are common,
convincing vulnerable voters to reject clientelist candidates depends on creating 'collective
confidence' that enough other voters will also reject those candidates. A targeted household
survey in Northeast Brazil provide evidence that programmatic social policy can help coordinate
voting behaviour expectations among voters, reducing collective vulnerability and suppressing
the demand for clientelism. Leveraging plausibly exogenous variation between Bolsa Família
recipients and those who have been approved for the same benefits but remain on the waiting
list, the evidence suggests recipients are markedly more likely to reject hypothetical vote-buying offers. To confirm the mechanism, a novel application of a conjoint survey experiment suggests that social policy receipt raises confidence in other recipients' willingness to reject clientelism,
helping resolve an important collective action problem. Consistent with the theory, these effects and mechanisms are strongest in states where clientelism is most widespread, and absent in states where local programmatic reform has been deepest.
Subject(s)
Política social; Democracia
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Clientelismo; Programa Bolsa Família (Brasil)Referência
PHILLIPS, Jonathan. How social policy undercuts the appeal of clientelism: Bolsa Família, policy feedback and collective confidence. In: ENCONTRO DA ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE CIÊNCIA POLÍTICA, 11., 2018, Curitiba. Anais eletrônicos [...]. Rio de Janeiro: ABCP, 2018. p. 1-22.
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