Democracy for Sale: Elections, Clientelism, and the State in Indonesia

Aspinall, Edward; Berenschot, Ward

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Democracy for Sale: Elections, Clientelism, and the State in Indonesia

Date

2019

Authors

Aspinall, Edward

Berenschot, Ward

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Abstract

Through these arguments and with comparative leverage from political practices in India and Argentina, Democracy for Sale provides compelling evidence of the importance of informal networks and relationships rather than formal parties and institutions in contemporary Indonesia.