*** In the case of a [[Pork barrel politics|pork barrel politic]], when the bills are distributive bills, they are always incentive to form a minimal winning [[coalitions in parliamentary regimes|coalition]] -> takes the form of a [[parti politique|party]] Provide a credible commitment mechanism It explains why they are the most viable form of political organization within a Parliament. When you have solved the [[paradox of voting]], you may encounter an [[asymétrie d'information|asymmetry of information]]. You don't know if the person is going to follow their promesses. Politicians must always build reputation = [[domination charismatique]] You may trust somebody that is near your community. When the community is small, personal reputation can be enough while when the community is big, it isn't enough to trust somebody Parties plays this role because they are a collective reputational device -> they are like a brand name = [[party and ideology heuristics]] You just have to know the reputation of the party to know the candidate People with no party affiliations on big elections have really low chances of winning ## Notes de bas de page ``` dataview TABLE length(file.outlinks) AS "Liens sortants", length(file.inlinks) AS "Liens entrants" WHERE file.path = this.file.path ```