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African MPs in Their Home District: Patrons or Agents

Africa
Comparative Politics
Democracy
Democratisation
Parliaments
Developing World Politics
Public Opinion
Survey Research
Robert Mattes
University of Strathclyde
Robert Mattes
University of Strathclyde
Challenges in African legislatures

Abstract

This paper combines data from surveys of over 800 African MPs with Afrobarometer data from the same 17 countries to assess theories of patron-client relationships in constituency politics in Africa.