| ID | 128528 |
| Title Proper | Urban development in a decentralized Indonesia |
| Other Title Information | two success stories? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bunnell, Tim ; Miller, Michelle Ann ; Phelps, Nicholas A ; Taylor, John |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The year 2011 marked the tenth anniversary of the implementation of Indonesia's regional autonomy laws. This paper considers implications of more than a decade of decentralized governance for urban development in Indonesia. After a brief historical overview and consideration of the rationale for political and administrative decentralization issue image_86_4_Bunnellin that national context, we examine a range of critical perspectives on policy outcomes. Both media coverage and academic analyses have overwhelmingly cast decentralized governance as it has been implemented in Indonesia in a negative light. As a corrective to this, we have sought to identify positive outcomes and possibilities associated with Indonesia's large-scale decentralization project. In particular, we detail the cases of two cities which have been cast in a variety of rankings and media representations as success stories of urban development through decentralized governance: Solo (or Surakarta as the city is also formally named) and Surabaya. In the final section of the paper, we critically evaluate these two cases and discuss their wider implications. |
| `In' analytical Note | Pacific Affairs Vol.86, No.4; December 2013: p.857-876 |
| Journal Source | Pacific Affairs Vol.86, No.4; December 2013: p.857-876 |
| Key Words | Indonesia ; Decentralization ; Regional Autonomy ; Solo ; Surabaya ; Urban Development ; Decentralized Indonesia ; Regional Context ; Political Reforms ; Economic Reforms ; Economic Development ; Historical Analysis ; Administrative Decentralization |