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Decentralization and Governance for Sustainable Society in Indonesia by Holzhacker, Ronald L.; Wittek, Rafael; Woltjer, Johan is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.
Indonesia over the past two decades has embarked on a process of decentralization as part of a broader process of democratization, which followed earlier periods of centralized governance and authoritarian rule across the archipelago. The purpose of this book is to begin to explore the connections between governance and sustainable society in a wide variety of policy fields in Indonesia, and how reforming governance structures may contribute to societal benefits and the creation of a long-term sustainable society. This book bridges important theoretical debates related to governance and sustainable society and provides empirical research from Indonesia in important policy areas related to this debate. By placing research in different policy areas in a single volume, the link to the broader concepts of governance, decentralization, and societal outcomes is strengthened. The book builds on the recent interest that has focused on Indonesia and the continued development of democracy in the country. The chapters in the book show a rich variety of decentralized governance arrangements and capacity building at the local level in particular. Central standards (for example for social sustai
- Author
- Holzhacker, Ronald L.; Wittek, Rafael; Woltjer, Johan
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783319224336