Corruption and Patron clients (Interpreting The Case of Shadow State in Banten)
Amalia Syauket
Fakulty of Law, Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya.
Abstract
The Post New Order period of 1999 until 2010 Indonesia had turned into the political system of democracy, on the other hand it still strived against the legacy of the regimes patrimonialism of new order. One of characteristics of the government administration in the period of democracy transition was the emerging phenomenon of shadow state. The shadow of state in Banten was supported by two main pillars, namely Patronage and kinship, which was transformed into official state political administration. Not surprisingly, power centers within the state organizational structure are dominated by political elites who need patronage and kinship relations. So inevitably, shadow states that rely on patronage and kinship are very easy to slip into corrupt practices. The implementation of local government showed that bureaucracy in Indonesia was still cuffed by politics that is still far from excellent. Among the cuff politics suspected of taking hostage of the bureaucracy is the practice of the shadow of the state. The shadow states practiced by the Governor of Ratu Atut Chosiyah in Banten became a model of acute corruption practices in government institutions and state political institution, where corruption practices operate in a structured and organized manner within the local government system. The main purpose in this paper is to explain the shadow state relied on patronage and kinship tend to slip into corrupt practices. Banten led by the Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah is a perfect example of the shadow state practice.
Keywords: Corruption, Patron client, Shadow state.
Topic: Corruption and Clientelism