Clientelism in Indonesia: An Intractable Political Norm

Abstract

When it comes to clientelism in southeast Asia, it occurs us that Indonesia has formed its own specialized tricky political norm on clientelism. For norm, with long history in Indonesia, clientelism has played an important role in agriculture and social stabilization. It has been a norm among the public and still makes a difference now. For intractability, since clientelism has been pervasive and inseparable from politics, it does do some harm to Indonesia, including the problem of corruption, the rights of freedom of election and democracy. In this article, I will concentrate on 2 words: norm and intractability, with illustrating the traditions of clientelism and traditions into norm in Indonesia and the downsides of clientelism, mainly focusing on corruption and the application of democracy.