Political reform and regional politics in Indonesia

Asian Survey

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 588-610

  Erawan, I Ketut Putra ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL REFORM; REGIONAL POLITICS;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0033395120     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/as.1999.39.4.01p0014p     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. An interesting illustration of current, nation-building problems in Indonesia can be seen in the articles in Forum Keadilan, August 19, 1998. Important articles in that issue include Wahid Rahmanto, Yusi A. Pareanom, Arif Rusli, and Lukas Luwarso, "Negara Kesatuan, Federal atau Bubar?" (Unitary state, federalist state, or break up?), and Sudarsono, Lukas Luwarso, and Sen Tjiauw, "Menjelang Benih Perpecahan Berbunga" (Prior to the seeds of disintegration blooming).
2. An interesting illustration of current, nation-building problems in Indonesia can be seen in the articles in Forum Keadilan, August 19, 1998. Important articles in that issue include Wahid Rahmanto, Yusi A. Pareanom, Arif Rusli, and Lukas Luwarso, "Negara Kesatuan, Federal atau Bubar?" (Unitary state, federalist state, or break up?), and Sudarsono, Lukas Luwarso, and Sen Tjiauw, "Menjelang Benih Perpecahan Berbunga" (Prior to the seeds of disintegration blooming).
3. An interesting illustration of current, nation-building problems in Indonesia can be seen in the articles in Forum Keadilan, August 19, 1998. Important articles in that issue include Wahid Rahmanto, Yusi A. Pareanom, Arif Rusli, and Lukas Luwarso, "Negara Kesatuan, Federal atau Bubar?" (Unitary state, federalist state, or break up?), and Sudarsono, Lukas Luwarso, and Sen Tjiauw, "Menjelang Benih Perpecahan Berbunga" (Prior to the seeds of disintegration blooming).
4. A brief discussion of the historical debate between the proponents of the unitary state and the federal state is in "Otonomi Federasi: Debat Ide Negara Federasi" (Federation autonomy: Debates on the idea of a federal state), Tempo Interaktif 17:27 (January 26-February 1, 1999) on the Internet at 〈http://www.tempo.co.id〉.
5. Budhy Tjahjati S. Soegijoko, "Perencanaan Regional dan Pembangunan Kawasan Terpadu" (Regional planning and development of integrated areas), in Budhy Tjahjati, S. Soegijoko, and B. S. Kusbiantoro, eds., Bunga Rampai Perencanaan Pembangunan di Indonesia (Mengenang Prof. Dr. Sugijanto Soegijoko) (Collections of development planning in Indonesia [Remembering Prof. Dr. Sugijanto Soegijoko]) (Jakarta: Gramedia, 1997), p. 397.
6. I Ketut Putra Erawan, "Political Logic and Development Policy: Growth Poles Strategy and Centralization Policy in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines" (unpublished paper, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1997).
7. "Timpangnya Pembagian Rejeki Daerah" (Inequality in regional financial allocation) and "Propinsi di Timur Yang belum Juga Berantung" (Eastern provinces that have not yet got lucky), Forum Keadilan, August 19, 1998.
8. "Bintang Kejora di Papua" (Shooting stars are waving in Papua), ibid.
9. For a detailed description of the case, see "Mengakhiri 'Penjajahan' Freeport" (Ending the Freeport colonialization), "Memang Lidah Tak Bertulang" (Surely the tongue has no bone), and "Dibalik Geger Pengalihan Saham Freeport dan KK yang Tergesa-gesa" (Behind the controversy over the allocation of Freeport shares and the rushed KK [statement of Agreement]), Prospectif, October 26, 1998.
10. See "Memang Lidah tak Bertulang," p. 16.
11. "Propinsi di Timur Yang belum Juga Beruntung"; and "Irian Bergolak Pemerintah Perlu Mengoreksi Diri" (Turbulence in Irian government calls for introspection), Media Indonesia, August 10, 1998.
12. Sudarsono et al., "Menjelang Benih Perpecahan Berbunga." By my calculation based on 1994 GRDP data, Aceh's GRDP is around 3% of total GRDP.
13. "Mencari Perimbangan Yank Adil" (In searching for equal balance), Kompas, December 19, 1998.
14. "RABN 1999/2000 Berat, Tapi Sarat Subsidi" (The 1999/2000 budget heavy, but full of subsidies), Prospectif, January 13, 1999, pp. 11-14.
15. Nick Devas, "Indonesia: What Do We Mean by Decentralization?" Public Administration and Development, 17 (1997), pp. 351-67. This article also includes specific details about what functions have been transferred to the pilot projects.
16. Ibid.
17. Cornelis Lay, "Otonomi Daerah dan Demokrasi" (Regional autonomy and democracy), Dewan 1:1 (May 20-June 20, 1998), pp. 34-35.
18. Riswandha Imawan, "Pemimpin Atau Penuguasa Daerah" (Regional leader or regime), ibid., pp. 18-19. See also "DPRD Berhak Minta Pertanggungjawaban Kepala Daerah" (DPRD has the right to ask for governor accountability), Kompas, December 19, 1998.
19. Riswandha Imawan, "Pemimpin Atau Penuguasa Daerah" (Regional leader or regime), ibid., pp. 18-19. See also "DPRD Berhak Minta Pertanggungjawaban Kepala Daerah" (DPRD has the right to ask for governor accountability), Kompas, December 19, 1998.
20. This argument was made by Ateng Syafrudin in "UU No. 5/74 Memasung Aspirasi Masyarakat" (The law of 5/74 repressed the people's aspirations), Kompas, August 14, 1998.
21. Ibid.
22. "RUU Politik: Suara Rakyat (Agak) Didengar" (The draft of the law of politics: The people's voice [fairly] was heard), Forum Keadilan 22:7 (January 1999), p. 1.
23. "Beringin Dikhianati, 'Kabah' Main Mata" (Unfaithful to the banyan tree, "Kabah" winking), Tempo 18:27/1 (February 8, 1999).
24. For more details of the main issues, see "RUU Politik: Siap Disahkan" (The draft of the law of politics: Ready to be legalized), Kompas, January 28, 1999.
25. "Otonomi Federasi: Debat Ide Negara Federasi" (Federal autonomy: Debating the idea of a federal state), Tempo, January 26-February 1, 1999.
26. "Wawancara Sarwono Kusumaatmadja: Soal Harta Soeharto Tunggu Setelah Pemilu" (Interview with Sarwono Kusumaatmadja: About Soeharto's wealth, wait until the general election has ended), Tempo, March 25-August 22, 1998.
27. "Negara Kesatuan, Federal, atau Bubar" (Unitary state, federal state, or breakdown), Forum Keadilan, August 19, 1998.
28. "Amien Rais: Presiden 'Federasi Indonesia'" (Amien Rais: The president of the "Federation" of Indonesia), Prospectif, October 12, 1998.