Abstract
Democratic countries in Southeast Asia are deeply affected by a set of interrelated phenomena that is sometimes colloquially known as 'money politics'. Rather than being based on competition between different programmes, in such a system, politics can become highly personalised. Citizens might end up hoping for personal favours from their politicians while having few expectations that the system as a whole will function in their interests. As a result, such practices are a source of considerable disillusionment with democratic politics.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Democratization |
| Editors | William Case |
| Place of Publication | Abingdon |
| Publisher | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
| Pages | 299-313 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138939042 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |