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After a systematic, empirical analysis of the relationship between partisanship and public sector resource allocation, Stockton argues that one of the main causes for the delay in the institutionalization of democracy in South Korea and Taiwan is the heavy reliance on patron-clientele style exchanges between elites and masses.There are three primary contribution this book makes to the political science and area studies literatures. First, this book takes on the considerable task of assessing, combining, and synthesizing literatures in three fields: clientelism, pork-barrel politics, and democratizationthis book marks a significant attempt to link these fields. Secondly, Stockton in this book identifies the clientele groups and the evolution of their behavior during the democratic transition and early consolidation processStocktons third contribution is his political prescription for democratic consolidation in South Korea and Taiwan, which has important policy implications.This book is fit for reading by cross-national as well as country specialists and offers fruitful theory and method for study outside of the two East Asian cases examined. Dr. Uk Heo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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