census data. The results offer support to the identification strategy proposed. -- spatial decentralization, program … evaluation, instrumental variables, Indonesia …

Indonesia has long been associated with neopatrimonialism, corruption, collusion, and nepotism as the main modi … cannot explain what has taken place in Indonesia. Democratisation and decentralisation exert a stronger impact. -- Economic … Rents ; Neopatrimonialism ; Democratisation ; Decentralisation ; Indonesia …

Applying the Institutional Model of Decentralization, the paper argues that the presumption that local democracy will … impose accountability pressure on elected officials does not always hold. Even in a democratic system like in Indonesia …, decentralization policy is welfare-enhancing only for the developed regions, not for all, exacerbating interregional welfare disparity …