Patronage

Patronage
01-10-2011 12:00 AM - عدد القراءات : 22237 كتب elhossien mahmoud elhossien@hotmail.com Form of favouritism in which a person is selected, regardless of qualifications or entitlement, for a job or government benefit because of political affiliations or connections.52
fiogf49gjkf0d Example in practice In Kenya, harambee — voluntary contributions to community development projects — has become a tool for patronage used by politicians to garner votes, maintain the loyalty of their electorate, and solidify and shape political leadership at the local level.53 Relevant links —— CMI: Autonomy, incentives and patronage: A Study of Corruption in the Tanzania and Uganda Revenue Authorities. http://www.cmi.no/publications/publication/?1688=autonomy—incentives—and—patronage —— U4: What is Political Corruption? http://www.u4.no/themes/political—corruption/introduction.cfm 52 USAID, TATWEER Anti-Corruption Glossary http://www.tatweer-iraq.com/content/resources/detail/812. U4 Corruption Glossary http://www.u4.no/document/glossary.cfm. D Brinkerhoff and A Goldsmith, ‘Clientelism, Patrimonialism and Democratic Governance: An Overview and Framework for Assessment and Programming’, Abt Associates prepared for USAID, 2002. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnacr426.pdf 53 Anne Waiguru, ‘Corruption and Patronage Politics: The Case of ‘Harambee’ in Africa’. http://www.ictregulationtoolkit.org/en/Document.1417.pdf.