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Bosses and Clients: Municipal Employment in the Buenos Aires of the Radicals, 1916–30

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

JOEL HOROWITZ
JOEL HOROWITZ
Affiliation:
Saint Bonaventure University
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Abstract

The success of the Radical Party in Argentina under Hipólito Yrigoyen has frequently been attributed to the creation of an effective political machine. While the machine did exist, it cannot explain Yrigoyen's overwhelming popularity with many sectors. Such political organisations and client–patron relations flourished in many cities throughout the world. This article examines employment with the municipality of Buenos Aires, and concludes not only did governments both before and after Yrigoyen have similar policies but all major political parties shared in the spoils. However, they failed to reap similar political benefits. The roots of Yrigoyen's popularity lie elsewhere.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Latin American Studies , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , October 1999 , pp. 617 - 644
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© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

The research on which this article is based was made possible through grants from Saint Bonaventure University and a Research Fulbright Fellowship. The author would like to thank Tulio Halperín Donghi, Mariano Ben Plotkin, Torcuato Di Tella, and Thomas J. Schaeper for comments on earlier drafts of this work. Earlier versions were presented to PEHESA (Buenos Aires), the History Workshop of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, and the Faculty Research Colloquium at Saint Bonaventure University; the author would like to thank the participants.