The Demand Side of Clientelism in Mexico: Analyzing the “Client” Identity in Recent Elections

While clientelism is an important tool used by political parties for electoral victory, the identity of the "client" is a relatively unexplored topic from a quantitative perspective. The case of Mexico is not an exception. This study provides evidence on a fundamental question: what are th...

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Autores: Tapia Muro, Cristina, Gatica Arreola, Leonardo A.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Recursos:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Sociológicos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx:article/1438
Acesso em linha:https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1438
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:clientelism
vote buying
elections
Mexico
clientelismo
compra de voto
elecciones
México.
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Resumo:While clientelism is an important tool used by political parties for electoral victory, the identity of the "client" is a relatively unexplored topic from a quantitative perspective. The case of Mexico is not an exception. This study provides evidence on a fundamental question: what are the contextual and individual factors affecting the probability of individual participation in a clientelist exchange? To answer this question, probit models were estimated using data from the "Panel Study of Mexico" 2000 and 2006. Unlike other studies, results show that voter’s individual characteristics do not decisively affect their chance of being a “client”, as opposed to the contextual situation.