In the developing world, clientelism is common. In Africa, public office is often used to redistribute resources to ethnically defined constituencies, and this form of clientelistic exchange is a key determinant of vote choice. Does clientelistic exchange shape trust in elected officials as...

In the developing world, clientelism is common. In Africa, public office is often used to redistribute resources to ethnically defined constituencies, and this form of clientelistic exchange is a key determinant of vote choice. Does clientelistic exchange shape trust in elected officials as...

Accountability is considered an essential feature of a well-functioning democracy, yet while competitive elections have spread across the continent in Africa, the emergence of accountability relationships has been slow to follow. Too often, competitively elected governments in Africa have not...