How party linkages shape austerity politics: clientelism and fiscal adjustment in Greece and Portugal during the eurozone crisis
How party linkages shape austerity politics: clientelism and fiscal adjustment in Greece and Portugal during the eurozone crisis
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DOI：
10.1080/13501763.2014.964644
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发表时间：
2015-03-16
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Papadopoulos, Yannis
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作者：
Afonso, Alexandre;Zartaloudis, Sotirios;Papadopoulos, Yannis
通过对2009年以来希腊和葡萄牙在主权债务危机期间的紧缩改革的分析，我们展示了政党和公民之间联系的性质如何影响政党的财政紧缩战略。我们认为，在更大程度上依赖有选择地分配国家资源来动员选举支持(裙带主义联系)的政党更不愿同意财政紧缩，因为他们自己的选举生存取决于他们控制国家预算以回报客户的能力。在希腊，政党广泛依赖这些裙带关系，紧缩改革的特点是主要政党之间反复发生冲突和分歧，以及政党制度的根本转变。相比之下，在葡萄牙，政党对裙带主义战略的依赖程度较低，紧缩改革更具共识，因为财政紧缩在较小程度上挑战了主流政党的选举基础。
Drawing on an analysis of austerity reforms in Greece and Portugal during the sovereign debt crisis from 2009 onwards, we show how the nature of the linkages between parties and citizens shapes party strategies of fiscal retrenchment. We argue that parties which rely to a greater extent on the selective distribution of state resources to mobilize electoral support (clientelistic linkages) are more reluctant to agree to fiscal retrenchment because their own electoral survival depends on their ability to control state budgets to reward clients. In Greece, where parties relied extensively on these clientelistic linkages, austerity reforms have been characterized by recurring conflicts and disagreements between the main parties, as well as a fundamental transformation of the party system. By contrast, in Portugal, where parties relied less on clientelistic strategies, austerity reforms have been more consensual because fiscal retrenchment challenged to a lesser extent the electoral base of the mainstream parties.