'Up close and personal' - how does local democracy help the poor access the state? stories of accountability and clientelism in Johannesburg

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 453-464

  Bénit Gbaffou, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accountability; clientelism; decentralization; Johannesburg; participation; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CLIENTELISM; DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POWER RELATIONS; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80053011301     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909611415998     Document Type: Article

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