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9 - Conclusion

Patterns, Permutations, and Reform Prospects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2022

Edward Aspinall ,
Meredith L. Weiss ,
Allen Hicken  and
Paul D. Hutchcroft
Edward Aspinall
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Meredith L. Weiss
Affiliation:
State University of New York, Albany
Allen Hicken
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Paul D. Hutchcroft
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
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Chapter 9 concludes Mobilizing for Elections by reiterating the volume’s core arguments and contributions, then by exploring the potential extension of its framework to other cases, including the possibility of expanding the typology of electoral mobilization regimes. Next, it reviews the implications of the book’s findings for democratic governance and discusses the opportunities for and limits of reform measures with potential to curtail patronage politics and improve the quality of democracy, including electoral-system reform to help shift polities from a candidate-centric to a party-centric focus. Additional reforms are also important, whether promoting bureaucratic capacity and autonomy or creating a more level electoral playing field.

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patronageclientelismelectionsSoutheast Asian politicspolitical partiesvote buyingIndonesiaMalaysiaPhilippines
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Mobilizing for Elections
Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia
 , pp. 235 - 256
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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