What motivates brokers to deliver votes?

What is it about?

We theorize that brokers are motivated by either incentives—monetary rewards or sanctions—and monitoring or partisan attachment. We assess the relative relevance of these incentives using the case of Mexican National Educational Workers Union (SNTE), Latin America's largest union and a well-known political machine.

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Why is it important?

Understanding the ultimate drivers of political brokers is essential to comprehend the extent of clientelism across different political machines, parties and other political organizations and how it should vary over time with changes in the political system.