Reposted by Fordham - Department of Political Science
I have a new article out with Jeff Jenkins in the Journal of Historical Political Economy thinking through the ways party machines might have used control over patronage to balance out the desire to bring out voters, build political careers, and benefit financially; www.emerald.com/jhpe/article...
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Allocating patronage: party organization and electoral competition in Gilded Age America | Journal of Historical Political Economy | Emerald Publishing