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2006 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Political Transitions and Systemic Corruption in Armenia and Georgia
Author : Christoph H. Stefes
Published in: Understanding Post-Soviet Transitions
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
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This chapter outlines the main similarities and differences between the Armenian and Georgian systems of corruption after Soviet rule. Both Armenia and Georgia inherited from Soviet times a centralized system of corruption. The communist leadership in both countries closely controlled their subordinates. The question arises why the Shevardnadze government lost this level of authority, whereas the post-Soviet governments in Armenia did not. A closer look at how both countries transitioned from Soviet rule provides some answers. Yet how can we know without engaging in tautological reasoning that Armenia’s system of corruption is more centralized than the Georgian one? I begin by addressing this question.