Jones, Mark P.2018-12-032018-12-032008Robinson, Jonathan B.. "Measuring political clientelism: The systematic qualitative method." (2008) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103558">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103558</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103558A new method for measuring political clientelism is developed: the Systematic Qualitative Method (SQM). Ideal for measuring clientelism, the new method is also easily adapted to measure other kinds of social phenomena for which there is no available data. After elaborating a detailed guide for using the method, its validity is established by comparing SQM measurement of clientelism in Argentina and Brazil with existing measures found in the literature. Finally, the results of SQM measurement of clientelism in Argentina and Brazil are presented. An analysis of variation in clientelism within and across the two countries yields some hypotheses for future research.333 ppengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Political scienceSocial sciencesBrazilClientelismLatin AmericaPatronageQualitative methodologyVote buyingThesis304508569THESIS POL. SCI. 2009 ROBINSON