What is the effect of increased electoral competition on patronage politics? If programmatic
appeals are not credible, institutional reforms that move politics from an elite-to a mass …

Just over a decade ago, in 1998, Indonesia was the hardest-hit country during the 1997/98
Asian financial crisis (AFC), resulting in severe economic, political and social disorder. The …

Several developing countries have recently introduced policies supporting universal basic
free education (UFBE). Experience suggests such policies often fail to increase access and …

This thesis examines the role of Indonesian Islamic boarding schools'(pesantren)
engagement in the socio-economic issues of their communities. In undertaking such …

Since the implementation of decentralisation in Indonesia in 2001, district governments—
which under the country's decentralisation laws are assigned primary responsibility for …

This paper examines why illegal fees persist at public health facilities in Indonesia. It
suggests that their persistence reflects the political dominance of a coalition of interests …

There has been significant reform in social protection systems in developing countries in
recent years. The extent, nature, and timing of such reform has varied significantly both …

This study is intended to examine the impacts of productive expenditures on economic
growth on the 25 provinces found in Indonesia before fiscal decen-tralization (covering 1994 …

Indonesia is at a crossroads in building its welfare regime. The study seeks to analyse the
salient characteristics and enabling factors that influence Indonesia's current social policies …

Artikel ini mengkaji tentang kebijakan Pemerintah Indonesia terhadap pelakasnaan
Pendidikan Agama di Perguruan Tinggi Umum. Penelitian dilakukan melalui pendekatan …