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- Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies
- Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1 Patronage in Asian Political Systems
- Part I One-Party Dominated Systems
- Part II Two-Party/Multi-Party Systems
- 5 Patronage Appointment in Japanese Politics
- 6 Patronage in Mongolia
- 7 Loyalty or Expertise? The Practice of Political Patronage in Taiwan
- 8 Political Appointments in South Korea
- 9 Patronage Appointments in the Philippine Public Service
- Part III Autocracies
- Index
- References
6 - Patronage in Mongolia
from Part II - Two-Party/Multi-Party Systems
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2023
- Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies
- Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1 Patronage in Asian Political Systems
- Part I One-Party Dominated Systems
- Part II Two-Party/Multi-Party Systems
- 5 Patronage Appointment in Japanese Politics
- 6 Patronage in Mongolia
- 7 Loyalty or Expertise? The Practice of Political Patronage in Taiwan
- 8 Political Appointments in South Korea
- 9 Patronage Appointments in the Philippine Public Service
- Part III Autocracies
- Index
- References
Summary
Following Peters’ typology, we describe patronage appointments in Mongolia as political agents. We trace the development of Mongolia’s civil service from ancient into contemporary times. We emphasize the importance of political factions within the two dominant parties and the lack of a programmatic focus of the parties as the basis for the important role that patronage plays in the Mongolian hybrid presidential-parliamentary political system. We use patronage appointments in the diplomatic service as a case study of practices. Since factions within the two dominant parties are defined by personal ties rather than ideological orientation, we conclude that patronage appointments primarily act as political agents of these factions.
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- Political Patronage in Asian Bureaucracies , pp. 121 - 153Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023