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Pramono’s uneventful start
Editorial 1 month ago

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Pramono’s uneventful start

One year in, Jakarta’s "more colorful" makeover is facing a gray reality of systemic waste and stagnant flood mitigation. With the honeymoon over, the city’s 11 million residents are waiting to see if their governor will finally tackle the perennial problems lurking behind the populist wins.
Indonesians oppose indirect regional polls
Politics 2 months ago

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Indonesians oppose indirect regional polls

Six of 10 Indonesians surveyed by the Indonesian Survey Circle disapprove of a proposal to scrap direct regional elections, with rejections consistent across regions, income levels and age groups.
Regional autonomy does not have to redistribute corruption
Academia 3 months ago

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Regional autonomy does not have to redistribute corruption

As Vedi Hadiz has noted, decentralization has produced local oligarchies, new centers of power growing from old patronage networks. 
Sukarno, Soeharto and authoritarian failures in Indonesia
Academia 4 months ago

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Sukarno, Soeharto and authoritarian failures in Indonesia

Centralization, which is prone to authoritarianism, may serve as an emergency structure in moments of collapse, but it cannot drive innovation, productivity or global competitiveness. 
Indonesia’s geothermal governance must empower locals
Academia 4 months ago

Indonesia’s geothermal governance must empower locals

Giving local governments more autonomy and prioritizing human rights are key to advancing Indonesia’s renewable energy aims.
Paradox of control: Indonesia’s fiscal decentralization in reverse
Academia 4 months ago

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Paradox of control: Indonesia’s fiscal decentralization in reverse

Instead of fostering autonomy and innovation, fiscal decentralization has evolved into an arrangement defined by dependency and compliance.
Regional dissent boils over as fiscal transfer cuts bite
Regulations 5 months ago

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Regional dissent boils over as fiscal transfer cuts bite

Experts say the move contradicts President Prabowo Subianto’s promise of greater regional autonomy and risks fueling political tensions if not carefully managed.
Removing the regulatory hurdles in regional endowment funds
Academia 7 months ago

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Removing the regulatory hurdles in regional endowment funds

A regional endowment fund is a new instrument for intergenerational fiscal sustainability that allows local governments to invest public funds with a long-term horizon.
Centralization by budget
Editorial 7 months ago

Centralization by budget

The conservative budget requires greater capability to generate revenue to finance the flagship programs, and even greater capacity to ensure their implementation in regions.  
The property tax hassle that put Pati's regent in trouble
Academia 7 months ago

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The property tax hassle that put Pati's regent in trouble

Greater autonomy awarded to regional governments has not been matched by adequate financial independence.
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