This study analyzes spatial dimensions of inequality under decentralization in Indonesia from 1996-2010 using the …

decentralization, especially in developing countries. This study addresses this issue in the case of Indonesia, a country that has … implemented massive decentralization (administrative, fiscal, and political) over the last two decades. The study aims to provide … empirical evidence for the impact of local government capacity on public service delivery in the decentralization regime. Local …

State decentralization is often promoted to improve public service delivery. However, its effects on forest … conservation are ambiguous. Decentralization might not only improve local forest governance, but also change the incentives to … administrative units in Indonesia. The discontinuous changes in government responsibilities at new administrative borders provide …

We analyze the determinants of the excessive administrative spending of local governments in Indonesia. In an …

We investigate the effects of the Indonesian decentralization and democratization process on budget allocation at the … infrastructure. We find that after the dramatic expenditure decentralization of 2001, districts with relatively lower levels of … and administrative decentralization, we find no consistent effects of the democratization process on local public …

, unlike in many developing and transition countries, the decentralization program in Indonesia has not caused major political …Without much preparation, Indonesia, in 2000, at a stroke replaced the previous system of centralized government and … development planning with a wide range of decentralization programs. The reforms gave greater authority, political power, and …

We examine the evolution of educational assistance in Indonesia, following two decades of government decentralization …, and its effect on education quality. Using Indonesia Family Life Survey data, we exploit as exogenous rule the variation … in the implementation of government decentralization to compute difference-in-difference estimators. Indicative evidence …