| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 歐洲研究所碩士班 === 107 === Kyrgyzstan, which owns the institute of democracy since 1990, is an independent nation-state. However, democracy in Kyrgyzstan is an illusion. Indeed, there still is an authoritarian government. Kyrgyzstan has experienced political reforms in 30 years, but was still influenced by the continuity of institutional legacy from soviet area. As a result, the authority remains the dictatorship after the independence. Throughout the process, “patron-client relationship” reveals the close relation involve presidents and elites, that control the party politics and election in Kyrgyzstan. And the interaction between people with unequal power, who have each purpose, in order to exchange their benefits. This way, the concept resulted in a situation that presidents, political parties, and clans all played essential roles, and further established patrons and clients in political relationship.
Therefore, this research intends to analyze the origin, definition, and features of patron-client relationship, including its history and operation in politics, which led to corruption, administration’s ineffective performance and the instability in the state. This research concludes that patron-client relationship is the main obstacle of Kyrgyzstan’s democratic development.
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