Javanese culture and social structure gave birth to a traditional patron-client system. The policy of divide and rule of Dutch colonists strengthened the communal clientelism which meaned part of the upper-class Chinese had to gain a foothold by becoming their clients. After the independence,although the changes in the social structure weakened the social relations of patron-client system,authoritarian regime caused the formation of re-strengthening of the relationship between the political forces and the Chinese commercial capital. After the democratization process in Indonesia,patronage syst...
