TY - BOOK AU - Martz,John D. TI - The politics of clientelism: democracy & the state in Colombia SN - 1560002646 (acid-free paper) AV - JL 2881 M388p 1997 U1 - 320.9861 PY - 1997/// CY - New Brunswick, NJ PB - Transaction Publishers KW - Patronage, Political KW - Colombia KW - Patron and client KW - Democracy KW - State, The KW - Patrocinio político KW - Clientelismo KW - Democracia KW - Estado KW - Politics and government KW - 1946- KW - Política y gobierno N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-349) and index N2 - "Integrates social science literature on clientelism with a sharp narrative of Colombian politics during and after the Frente Nacional. Argues that as the Colombian State developed in the second half of 20th century, traditional forms of clientelism were modernized and incorporated into State practices, a process that presented a major barrier to regime democratization"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57 ER -