ANALYSIS OF THE PATRON-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP IN SEAWEED CULTIVATION SYSTEMS IN THE REGENCY OF JENEPONTO, INDONESIA: A STUDY OF EMBEDDEDNESS

[...]elements of the patron-client relationship (such as resources, special/private relationships, and mutually beneficial arrangements) that were previously considered exploitative tend to be rationalized. [...]theoretically the institutionalization of the patron-client relationship occurs through rational transactions articulated via social structures, a phenomenon known as embeddedness. [...]small-scale fishing communities were quick to accept seaweed cultivation. [...]in many countries (including Indonesia) there is a notable lack of academic understanding of the social and economic aspects of seaweed cultivation. According to Boissevain (1977) (as quoted in Mbamalu, 2013), the patron-client relationship was an asymmetrical, semi-moral relationship between an individual with the ability to directly provide protection and aid (patron) with a client who was dependent on them for these things.