Abstract
Patron–client relationships (PCR) involve asymmetric but mutually beneficial, open-ended transactions that are based on the differential control by social agents over the access and flow of resources in stratified societies. This entry discusses the characteristics, contradictions and logic of this strategy of social exchange; the trends in their study; and recent views of their institutional viability and significance in late modern societies. Connected analytical themes are social exchange; hierarchy; brokerage; friendship; personal and institutional trust; public and private spheres; corruption; and comparative studies.
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