Bruce Kam-kwan Kwong has written:

'Patron-client politics and elections in Hong Kong'

'Patron-client politics and elections in Hong Kong' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Political Patronage, Elections

There is no patron saint of politics.

bureaucratic and patron-client organizations

The distinction between bureaucratic offices and patron client organizations are that bureaucratic offices do not have to have good customer service skills they just need to follow the law. A patron client organization must please customers to keep them.

Either it is related to Harry Potter or One of the more peculiar aspects of the Roman society was the relationship between a client (clientela) and his patron (patronus). A client was a loyal supporter to a high-ranking Roman family. The head of the higher family would be the patronus, the patron. There were many kinds of relationships between client and patron.