Clash of Institutions: Clientelism and Corruption vs. Rule of Law

摘要: Fifteen years after the fall of Soviet rule, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia remain plain examples post-authoritarian transitions that have gone awry. There are differences between these three countries in terms their political economic developments. Freedom House, for example, has consistently ranked Armenia above liberalization democratization.1 Moreover, certainly fares better than democratic development, taking into account recently witnessed rise a young reformist elite to power (winter 2003). In contrast, appears be stuck with government does not tolerate any opposition its as brutal crackdown recent attempt at replicating Georgia’s ‘Rose Revolution’ clearly demonstrated (spring 2004).