More than Oil and Geography - Neopatrimonialism as an Explanation of Bad Governance and Autocratic Stability in Central Asia : Paper to be presented at the workshop “Neopatrimonialism in Various World Regions” 23 August 2010, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg - Research portal of Justus Liebig University Giessen:

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More than Oil and Geography - Neopatrimonialism as an Explanation of Bad Governance and Autocratic Stability in Central Asia : Paper to be presented at the workshop “Neopatrimonialism in Various World Regions” 23 August 2010, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg

Authors list: Gawrich, Andrea; Melnykovska, Inn; Schweickert, Rainer

Publication year: 2010

URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228945105_More_than_Oil_and_Geography-Neopatrimonialism_as_an_Explanation_of_Bad_Governance_and_Autocratic_Stability_in_Central_Asia

Abstract:

This paper explores reasons for bad governance and autocratic stability in Central Asian countries. Our regression results reveal that resource rents, aid and remoteness explain bad governance only to some extent. Thus, we argue that neopatrimonialistic features, which have been rarely discussed for post-socialist countries, can provide an additional explanation for both homogeneity and heterogeneity of bad governance in Central Asian countries. Homogeneity of bad governance is explained by two common features of neopatrimonialism: the strong top and widespread clientelism. Heterogeneity is explained by different modes of operation of neopatrimonial regimes. Because 'softer' forms of neopatrimonialism imply also a higher degree of political competition and instability, Central Asia face a trade-off between voice and stability. Especially Kazakhstan shows a high level of stability achieved by suppressing voice and feeding oligarchic structures by a high level of corruption.

Authors/Editors

- Uni.-Prof. Dr. Andrea Gawrich

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Harvard Citation style: Gawrich, A., Melnykovska, I. and Schweickert, R. (2010) More than Oil and Geography - Neopatrimonialism as an Explanation of Bad Governance and Autocratic Stability in Central Asia : Paper to be presented at the workshop “Neopatrimonialism in Various World Regions” 23 August 2010, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg. Hamburg. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228945105_More_than_Oil_and_Geography-Neopatrimonialism_as_an_Explanation_of_Bad_Governance_and_Autocratic_Stability_in_Central_Asia

APA Citation style: Gawrich, A., Melnykovska, I., & Schweickert, R. (2010). More than Oil and Geography - Neopatrimonialism as an Explanation of Bad Governance and Autocratic Stability in Central Asia : Paper to be presented at the workshop “Neopatrimonialism in Various World Regions” 23 August 2010, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228945105_More_than_Oil_and_Geography-Neopatrimonialism_as_an_Explanation_of_Bad_Governance_and_Autocratic_Stability_in_Central_Asia