However, high poverty rates and blatant social inequality chiefly stems from persistent authoritarianism, "neo-patrimonial" practices at all levels of the political, administrative, military and economic structures, and of a pervasive corruption. The main beneficiaries are political, administrative, economic and military power holders, who have accumulated (and continue to accumulate) enormous wealth.
Despite this, high rates of poverty and obvious social inequality are largely due to long-standing authoritarianism, "neo-patrimonial" practices across all levels of the political, administrative, military, and economic systems, and pervasive corruption. The main beneficiaries are those in political, administrative, economic, and military positions of power, who have accumulated (and continue to accumulate) vast wealth.