Analytics

​25  May 2018

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from the very first days of the formation of the provisional government of Armenia in the country,
discussions, first of all, about ways to combat corruption and prepare conditions
for holding free elections. Growing information wave about large-scale
the machinations of the previous government with the state budget caused shock in all
layers of society. Citizens simply do not understand how to improve the situation
affairs in the public administration system, which has been mired in large-scale
corruption schemes. So far, the new government promises to bring to trial
society specific facts of fraud with budget funds and return these
funds to the budget.

However,
The country’s problem comes down to more than just budget theft. Complete union
capital and politics has other, no less dangerous consequences for the state.
The state budget is not only stolen, but also has no opportunity
be formed in the required volume due to the high percentage of shadow economic
activities of economic entities. These entities operate within the framework of developed
shadow mechanisms, receiving excess profits and paying shadow taxes to the top
power pyramid. Where is the beginning and where is the end of these financial flows – immediately and not
you will determine.

But
another thing can be determined: the state of affairs described above is a consequence
insecurity of property in the country. When property is not protected,
the only way to protect it is to usurp the levers of state power.
This is what we have observed in Armenia for more than two decades. And usurpation
authorities leads to inevitable consequences: the elimination of justice and paralysis
mechanism of free elections. This is the picture we see in Armenia. True, people
undermined all the shadow connections that supported such a political regime.
However, it is naive to believe that without reform in the financial and economic sphere this
the picture can be changed.   

Arises
question: why property in Armenia still does not have protection mechanisms The answer is simple: society does not recognize
the legality of this property, first of all, large. Large property
acquired illegally – it is simply usurped from the citizens of the country. And
Naturally, citizens do not recognize its legality. Natural and desire
large owners protect themselves from the claims of society through usurpation
authorities. This completes the circle. But this does not make property protected.
And here’s the thing.

Deprived
property and opportunities for the formation of state power society
involuntarily shows constant readiness to support the efforts of any authority
a property owner who encroaches on someone else’s property. If some large owner
opposes himself to those in power, he puts his property under
threat. This property is easily taken away “to applause”
disadvantaged citizens. That is, pushed aside from politics and usurped national wealth
society turns into an ally of the next usurper of property “on
at the top.” Thus, the nihilistic attitude of society towards power and
large owners becomes the main condition for internal coups and
redistribution of property in the “clan-oligarchic” system.

Given
The above arguments allow us to construct an algorithm for property insecurity, and
namely:

• large
  owners usurp power from society and use property for
  the matter of removing society from the mechanisms of power formation;
• society
  sees large owners as his political opponents,
  pushing him away from the mechanism of formation of legitimate power;
•  
• deprived
  property, society is not inclined to recognize the legality of property and
  tends to support any efforts to redistribute property.

In
throughout this algorithm, the main circumstance is that society does not
tends to recognize property received “from above” as legitimate.
This is a sufficient basis for the permanent redistribution of property from
side of anyone. Property is always a target
political processes.

Main
the conclusion may be that the property can receive sufficient guarantees
security if society becomes involved in protecting property. That is, guarantees
Property security can originate in society, not in government.

But
society can come to the defense of property if it sees in
owners are not enemies, but allies in the formation of a fair
living arrangements. Nothing else can unite the have-nots with the haves. B
in concrete terms, this requires a radical change in the position of the owners
in the formation of state power capable of defending the interests
society.

Modern
It’s not easy for the owners who formed their fortunes based on power
understand this logic. Indeed, to understand that from speaking with society in the language
bribery and the practice of pushing society away from the mechanisms of power formation,
it is more profitable to move to an alliance with society in the formation of elected authorities and to
The practice of sharing financial opportunities with society is not easy for owners.

Undoubtedly
the owners may come to understand that the matter of protecting property
it is necessary to link not to relationships with the authorities, but to relationships with
society. Understanding that property must be removed from the field of political
processes, passing on political opportunities to society. “Tax” in exchange
protection of property should be given not to a higher authority, but to society, assigning
arrows of public nihilism from oneself towards the authorities.

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the logic is that if in the matter of forming legal power the owners
become allies of society, then power becomes
powerless in redistributing property, because with such
intentions of the authorities, society will come to the defense of the owners, seeing in them
source of their wealth and allies in protecting their political and
economic rights. This would be the beginning of the formation first joint
interests of the haves and have-nots of society – interest in creating a system of universal legal
protection.

Given
in this article, the analysis allows us to assert that the key task of Armenia
is the implementation of a program to protect property and release policies from
the dictates of capital. This can be done by passing a number of laws regulating
economic and political activity. Economic amnesty subject to payment
large owners of compensation tax to society – the most effective organizing method
states. Parallel adoption of the law on parties, closing the way
businessmen into the public administration system – the second bracket dividing
the world of politics from the world of capital. Everything else in the state will be ordered according to
“Domino principle”.

Manvel Sargsyan

https://acnis.am/ru/analysis/19-2018-ru