What Is Patronage? A Critical Reexamination

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bearfield, Domonic A.
• 署名单位: Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Bush School of Government & Public Service
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.01941.x
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 64-76
• 关键词: politics; spoils; state

摘要

Despite a long and storied history, patronage and the functions it plays in American politics and public administration are still very much a mystery. This paper examines how patronage has been used and understood in American political science and public administration. The author calls for a reexamination of the concept based on developments found in the field of anthropology. In an effort to generate future scholarship, the author introduces a typology of patronage styles based on this reexamination.