Mobile phone users as pseudo-brokers in clientelism: evidence from Africa

• Main Authors: Chang, Han Il, Lee, Su-Hyun
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Clientelism; Information and Communications Technology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160348
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Despite a vast literature on clientelism, the impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on clientelistic exchanges remains understudied. In order to fill that gap, we examine whether politicians disproportionately direct private transfers to mobile phone users, who can easily share p...