Citizen-Politician Linkages in the Informal Sector in Kenya: When are Politicians Most Likely to be Responsive to Citizens?

摘要: Do politicians prefer to establish dyadic clientelistic linkages with citizens who are in groups or not groups? How do these preferences play out the informal sector? These important issues that still largely unknown. There is a scarcity of theories on nexus between sector and politics Africa would help us understand such linkages. The an political economic arena yet so much known about nature citizen-politician it. This study attempts fill this void. It tries find by comparing likelihood two types business owners getting private benefits from politicians: those not. findings show have more complex than existing studies clientelism shown. shows only individuals they face-to-face relationships with, but also members group. most likely get politicians.