Birch, S. (1997) Nomenklatura democratization: electoral clientelism in post‐soviet Ukraine. Democratization, 4(4), pp. 40-62. (doi: 10.1080/13510349708403535)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510349708403535
Abstract
Electoral clientelism could represent a significant threat to democratic consolidation in post‐communist states. Recent elections in Ukraine provide a prime example of the way in which communist‐era elites have been able to use electoral mechanisms to launder their political resources. Evidence suggests that economic disarray has created a situation in which large sectors of the electorate are willing to have their votes bought by political machines, rather than having them won through competition between parties offering different policy packages. Clientelism of this type appears to be engaged in by two types of political actor in Ukraine: left wing parties and individual members of the economic and political elite.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Birch, Professor Sarah |
| Authors: | Birch, S. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics |
| Journal Name: | Democratization |
| ISSN: | 1351-0347 |
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