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The clientelism trap in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, and its impact on aid policy
- Source :
- Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2018.
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Abstract
- Clientelism is a central feature of politics in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Most voters vote in search of personalized or localized benefit, and most politicians focus on delivering benefits to their supporters at the expense of national governance. In this article, I explain how clientelism impedes development in both countries. I then describe underdevelopment's role in causing clientelism. I also explain the resulting trap: clientelism causes underdevelopment, and underdevelopment causes clientelism. Because of the trap, clientelism will shape the two countries' politics for the foreseeable future. However, the history of other countries gives cause to believe it can be overcome in the long‐run. In the second half of the paper, I explain how change may occur. I also outline implications for aid policy, looking at how clientelism constrains the impact aid can have, and explaining how donors can act to maximize their impact in a difficult environment.
- Subjects :
- The Pacific islands in the twenty‐first century. Guest Editors: Matthew Dornan and Ron Duncan
Clientelism
Public Administration
Sociology and Political Science
Special Issue
clientelism
Strategy and Management
Corporate governance
05 social sciences
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
New guinea
0506 political science
Underdevelopment
Trap (computing)
Papua New Guinea
Politics
governance
aid policy
Political science
Political economy
Solomon Islands
0502 economics and business
Political Science and International Relations
050602 political science & public administration
050207 economics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20502680
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....924ee5f9065eb04ece44495753fc9661