Conditionality and coercion: electoral clientelism in Eastern Europe

1. Introduction

2. Disaggregating Clientelism: Resource Constraints and Informational Signals

3. Context and Research Design

4. Policy Favors: Building on the Status Quo

5. Policy Coercion: Social Conflict and Control

6. Economic Coercion: Conflict and Forbearance

7. Vote Buying: Non-Targeted and Unmonitored

8. Conclusion.