Susan C. Stokes > Quotes

“The poor are the most grateful people in the world.”
― Susan C. Stokes, Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism: The Puzzle of Distributive Politics

“Transitions from clientelism have often involved leaders from different parties colluding against the entire class of brokers.”
― Susan C. Stokes, Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism: The Puzzle of Distributive Politics

“The story of the demise of clientelism and machine politics is, in this sense, the prehistory of the welfare state.”
― Susan C. Stokes, Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism: The Puzzle of Distributive Politics