decentralization? As Maryanov recognizes, reasons for the implementation of decentralization in Indonesia have never been explicitly … the process of government (Maryanov [1958]: 26-27). What triggered decentralization in Indonesia in earnest, of course … to the centralization of power was decentralization. The Soeharto regime that ruled Indonesia for 32 years was …

This paper focuses on the fiscal decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Local Government Code. It first … examines the intergovernmental fiscal relationship between central and local governments by using fiscal decentralization … indicators, and then investigates its impact on local finance. After fiscal decentralization, the local expenditure …

This study analyzes the effect of fiscal decentralization on health outcomes in China using a panel data set with … fiscal decentralization can indeed lead to more efficient production of local public goods, but also highlights the necessary …

Decentralization process became prominent in Bhutan since early 1980s. Starting with an account of historical …. Limiting itself to a discussion of broader social and political issues, the paper interprets decentralization as an approach …

democratic stability in Indonesia. Musyawarah and mufakat (deliberation and consensus) are a traditional decision-making rule in … Indonesia which has often been observed in village meetings. This paper argues that this traditional decision-making rule is … still employed even in a modernized and democratized Indonesia, not only at rural assemblies but in the national parliament …

fulfill its role in Indonesia? Does deposit insurance affect depositor behavior thereby imposing discipline on banks? These … questions are empirically examined using panel data on Indonesian commercial banks from 1998 to 2009. In Indonesia deposit …

change in understanding the triangular relationship between Indonesia, China and the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. During the … Suharto period, ethnic Chinese in Indonesia and China as a foreign state were the problems for the Indonesian government …. After the political reforms in Indonesia together with the Rise of China in 2000s, in some situation, it is the Indonesian …