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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Patronage Networks"”.
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Challenging Patronage Networks and Corruption in Iraq: A social accounting matrix analysis of citizen-based oil revenue distribution
… manifested by high levels of state corruption, patronage networks, weak governance, poor institutional quality, civil unrest and sectarian conflict, all of which have undermined the sovereignty of its vast petroleum wealth and limited its potential for economic prosperity. As a mechanism for …
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Competition Between Public and Private Revenues in Roman Social and Political History (200-49 B.C.)
… less fortunate citizens to tie themselves to patronage networks instead of state institutions. This state, unable to command the respect of its constituents, was eventually picked off in the competition between great individuals.
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‘Alma diva leggiadra Simonetta’: culture and politics in literary representations of Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci
… their favour, in a city controlled by Lorenzo’s patronage networks. Moreover, she allows Lorenzo to portray himself as a just and wise ruler. In addition, her links with Naples mean that she becomes part of Florence’s policy of cultural diplomacy towards the city.
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A Social and Economic History of Darzis (Muslim Tailors) in Calcutta, c. 1890-1967
… such as Singer sewing machines; and (e) patronage networks, such as with Dawoodi Bohra merchant-outfitters and family firms. Not every tailor had every asset. For instance, a tailor with a skill did not necessarily have a patron, but adapted the skill in response to changing market …
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Aristocratic Women of the Household and Court of Queen Henrietta Maria, 1625-1659
… Sharpe’s emphasis on the royal court and social networks of the elite to demonstrate that early modern politics are defined increasingly by access to, and intimacy with, the monarch. In doing so, the PhD thesis highlights how aristocratic women played a pivotal role in Caroline domestic and …
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Indigenising post-war state reconstruction. The Case of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
… is being restored, webs of militarised patronage networks are being emboldened, and spaces for constructive dialogues are shrinking. This thesis underscores the need for indigenisation as a complementary strategy to help reverse the deterioration, and to maximise gains from massive …
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Patronage and social mobility in the aristocracies of the Principate
The dissertation is entitled "Patronage and social mobility in the aristocracies of the Principate". Patronage is defined as a reciprocal exchange relationship between men of unequal social status (municipal patronage is excluded). The work falls into three parts. In the first the language of …
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Forest resource management in Ghana : an analysis of policy and institutions
… of complex power relations and informal networks on actual forest policy outcomes. In order to test the robustness of the new model, it is applied to analyse forest policy formulation and implementation in Ghana. The analysis reveals that actual forest policy in Ghana has historically …
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Nearer to the People: The Interaction Between Decentralisation and the Political Economy in Uganda
… as a vector for elites to generate patronage networks and claim access to the resources of the state. Instead, the research positions district proliferation in the context of livelihood strategies at the level of the grassroot and within the bureaucracy, and as a political survival …
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The Evolution of Poltical Violence in Jamaica 1940-1980
… whereby party loyalists dependent on political patronage were encouraged by the parties to defend local constituencies and participate in political conflict. Within this system the Jamaican general election process became ominous and violent, exemplifying how limited political patronage was …
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Essays on political accountability in non-democratic regimes
… a stronger incentive to continue to use local patronage networks to signal their alignment to upper levels of government, in order to protect their jobs. Therefore, if the previous dictator's party has a substantial probability of winning the election, appointed leaders will promote their …
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The shape of the support : painting and politics in Syria's twentieth century
… academy system in the early 1950s, detailing the patronage networks that produced "modern Arab art" as an identity category while promoting a conception of Mediterranean aesthetics as a shared milieu of free exchange. Chapter Four analyzes Fateh al-Moudarres's (1922-1999) transgressive critique of …
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In the Age of Freedom, in the Name of Justice": Slaves, Slaveholders, and the State in the Late Ottoman Empire and Early Turkish Republic, 1857-1933
… as a weapon, they continued building extensive patronage networks across the empire, although their political participation became marginalized within an increasingly gendered political community, as the nineteenth century drew near its end. Based on slave petitions, slaveholding elites’ …
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Political branding in Botswana and Malawi: electoral competition and the welfare agenda, 1994-2014
… 2009 had been decided on the basis of regional patronage networks.
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The Politics of Public Policy Decisions in Local Government in Uganda
… by power struggles, arbitrary use of power, patronage networks, and concentration of power in the executive. The economic environment is characterised by heavy dependence where local government rely on remittances from central government, which also relies on foreign aid. The local government …
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Three Essays on Africa
… et al. 2001) of local patrons in exchange for patronage, these local patrons are sometimes required to funnel down targeted benefits that address problems brought about by climate change (Poulton 2014). This project presents a series of interaction terms that explore the nuances and dynamics of …
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Ethnic and political dynamics of poverty, employment, and wages in Kenya
… implementation of devolution, the importance of patronage networks continues to be witnessed, implying that character of ethnic patronage politics persists. We find no doubt that president's regions disproportionately benefit from public goods and services. The Kikuyu dominant counties more …
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Ethnic and political dynamics of poverty, employment, and wages in Kenya
… implementation of devolution, the importance of patronage networks continues to be witnessed, implying that character of ethnic patronage politics persists. We find no doubt that president's regions disproportionately benefit from public goods and services. The Kikuyu dominant counties more …