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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483984403321

Autore

Hodder Rupert

Titolo

High-level Political Appointments in the Philippines : Patronage, Emotion and Democracy / / by Rupert Hodder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

981-4560-05-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Disciplina

352.2599

Soggetti

Communication in politics

Public administration

Personality

Social psychology

Economics - Sociological aspects

Political Communication

Public Administration

Personality and Social Psychology

Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction - Patronage and Development -- Chapter 2: Patronage and Politics -- Chapter 3. Patronage and Appointments in the Philippines -- Chapter 4: Dimensionality -- Chapter 5: Competition -- Chapter 6: Re-casting Patronage - Organizations -- Chapter 7: Re-casting Patronage - Merit -- Chapter 8: Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book questions the belief that patronage explains poor governance and weak organizations. Its focus is on high-level political appointees in the Philippines, but its implications for development processes and policy are far-reaching. Patronage stimulates the emergence of democracy and welfare, and constitutes formal organizations. So intimately connected is it with the health of democracy and effective organizations that attempts to eradicate patronage only harm social, organizational and democratic life. In



developed societies this has meant a growing Puritanism interspersed with bouts of corruption and moral panic; and, as they seek to maintain effective organizations and vibrant democracies, a mounting desire to project their own anxieties and imperfections onto developing countries.