Clientelism

And this is where the key element in the Adani story comes in, which is politics and the politics of connections and clientelism.

Clientelism is the backbone of Political Strategy.

African governments have long dealt with the unfortunate stereotype that they distribute goods solely based on clientelism, nepotism, or corruption.

In a perceived case of nepotism, cronyism, clientelism and patronage, the Disciplinary Committee have shockingly invited six persons to assist in investigation despite filing their match reports immediately after the game.

This seeming paradox, we are told, can only be attributed to government tendencies of co-optation and clientelism, along with a closing of democratic space.

Yet it is precisely in the latter region where the corporatism, clientelism, and political repression of one-party rule have proven hardest to shake.

Today in most lower-income societies hierarchies of groups distribute wealth based on personal relationships among group leaders, a process often linked with clientelism and corruption.