This study presents evidence from Indonesia on how the country’s recent periods of economic growth have contributed to … poverty reduction at the regional level, with a particular emphasis on the role of decentralization. Over the past decade … Indonesia has made significant progress in reducing poverty, from 23% of the population in 1999 to less than 12% in 2013 …

Indonesia began a process of rapid government decentralization in 1999 from a formerly strong centralized government … structure. I review the history of decentralization in Indonesia and assess how Indonesia has fared in pursuing a … decentralization policy since 1999. I illustrate how Indonesia meets several criteria of successful decentralization and how it is …

Public financial management by the government is very important in view of the level of welfare in Indonesia is still … Indonesia, the approach to history and historical analysis is able to provide solutions to the existing problems. Reviewing …

. In order to better understand the current decentralization projects of various political parties we have considered also …

power so decentralization requires a compensatory rise in local monitoring to make them more accountable to the public …

impossible due to decentralization. Anti-corruption efforts, even temporary, might be useful if they invite better participation. …

contributions on privatization, political connections and accountability are included, together with lessons on decentralization, to …