A patronage appointment is a system in which individuals are appointed to positions of power or influence by government officials based on political connections rather than merit or qualifications. This practice can lead to corruption and inefficiency in governance as appointments may not always be made based on the individual's abilities to perform the job effectively.
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Manfred Wichmann has written: 'Parteipolitische Patronage' -- subject(s): Civil service reform, Officials and employees, Political Patronage, Selection and appointment
It usually refers to relatives, but giving political jobs/appointments in return for political favors is nepotism.
Patronage.
Because he had failed to receive a patronage appointment.
what are patronage jobs?
House of Commons. The Senate is seen as a national joke and not many people respect the Senate or Senators. Senate seats are nothing more than a patronage appointment.
Recruitment by patronage allows for the appointment of people who are not only well qualifified but also flexible and adaptable to the employer's philosophy, beliefs and values or the Chief Executive's policy and political needs. This ensures that the employer employs someone he / she feels comfortable with, someone he can trust, and someone he can confide in. It is this belief that leads many employers and Chief Executives and Heads of governments all over the world to appoint more and more on the basis of patronage considerations such as friends, relatives, political supporters and affiliates, to mention but a few
One term is patronage.
Awards provided by companies to promote and encourage the purchasing of their products are called patronage rewards.
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