RT Journal Article T1 Clientelistic Stability and Institutional Fragility: The Political System in the Dominican Republic (1978-2010) T2 Estabilidad clientelar y fragilidad institucional: El sistema político en la República Dominicana (1978-2010) A1 LOZANO, Wilfredo; BENITO, Ana Belén. AB Since 1978, with the disappearance of the historical caudillos (Joaquín Balaguer, Juan Bosch, and José Francisco Peña Gómez), institutional fragility and electoral power have been the keys to the survival of the political party system in the Dominican Republic. The current parties are more stable but not more institutionalized. The authoritarianism thatcharacterized the Dominican political system from the 1960s until the end of the twentieth century relied for its stability not just on power and repression but on political control through clientelism and prebendalism. These mechanisms served not only as an instrument of social control but also as a strong basis for legitimacy PB SAGE journals YR 2012 FD 2012-09-06 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112532 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112532 LA eng NO BENITO, A.B. y LOZANO, W. (2012) “Clientelistic Stability and Institutional Fragility: The Political System in the Dominican Republic (1978-2010)”. Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 39 (6), pp.198-211. (ISSN 0094-582X ) DS Docta Complutense RD 22 abr 2025