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Clientelism or client politics is the exchange of goods and services for political support, often involving an implicit or explicit quid-pro-quo. It is closely related to patronage politics and vote buying.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clientelism | is a | vestige of political underdevelopment | 0.90 | text |
| the secret ballot | instance of | Clientelism also degrades democratic institutions | 0.80 | text |
| administrative oversight | instance of | Clientelism also degrades democratic institutions | 0.80 | text |
| roads | instance of | they also neglect public goods | 0.80 | text |
| public schools | instance of | they also neglect public goods | 0.80 | text |
| which aid economic development | instance of | they also neglect public goods | 0.80 | text |
| Clientelism | related to Consequences | The | 0.60 | section |
| Clientelism | related to Consequences | That | 0.60 | section |
| Clientelism | related to Consequences | Such | 0.60 | section |
| Clientelism | related to Consequences | Corruption | 0.60 | section |
| Clientelism | related to Consequences | One | 0.60 | section |
| Clientelism | related to Consequences | Also | 0.60 | section |
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