Journal•ISSN: 0007-4918
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
Taylor & Francis
About: Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Population & Indonesian. It has an ISSN identifier of 0007-4918. Over the lifetime, 885 publications have been published receiving 15717 citations.
Topics: Population, Indonesian, Poverty, Government, Agriculture
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate the proliferation of local governments concurrent with Indo-nesia's 2001 decentralisation and present a new dataset that elucidates the characteristics of these new kota and kabupaten, and review political, fiscal and economic incentives for creating new jurisdictions.
Abstract: This paper evaluates the proliferation of local governments concurrent with Indo-nesia's 2001 decentralisation. Largely static for decades under the New Order, the number of municipalities (kota) and districts (kabupaten) has increased by half, from 292 before decentralisation to 434 in 2003. Most of the increase is off-Java. This represents a fundamental change in Indonesia's subnational administrative, political and fiscal landscape. We present a new dataset that elucidates the characteristics of these new kota and kabupaten, and review political, fiscal and economic incentives for creating new jurisdictions. We find that geographic dispersion, political and ethnic diversity, natural resource wealth and scope for bureaucratic rent seeking all influence the likelihood of regional splits. Since jurisdictional changes will affect local governance and service delivery, we stress the importance of providing an effective institutional framework for the creation – or future amalgamation – of local governments ...
201 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia before and during the crisis, and argue that SME productivity has risen substantially, at rates not far from those of larger firms.
Abstract: This paper discusses the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia before and during the crisis. It argues that SME productivity has risen substantially, at rates not far from those of larger firms. Case studies indicate that various mechanisms are at work, such as technology diffusion through foreign buyers and subcontracting. The prevalence of SME clusters suggests that they benefit small and medium enterprise development. SMEs are found to have been weathering the crisis better than larger companies, though many have been hit hard too. Being less reliant on formal markets and formal credit, SMEs are able to respond more quickly and flexibly than their larger counterparts to sudden shocks. The paper argues that, rather than providing direct assistance to smaller firms, government should concentrate on creating a business environment conducive to small and medium business growth, and promoting provision of business development services by the private sector.
186 citations
TL;DR: The Covid-19 virus has spread across the world with alarming speed, infecting millions and causing economic disruption on an unprecedented scale as mentioned in this paper, and the authors examine the impact of the outbre...
Abstract: The Covid-19 virus has spread across the world with alarming speed, infecting millions and causing economic disruption on an unprecedented scale. In this survey, we examine the impact of the outbre...
156 citations
TL;DR: Indonesia has an impressive record of economic growth and poverty reduction over the past two decades as discussed by the authors, however, the growth-poverty nexus appears strong at the aggregate level.
Abstract: Indonesia has an impressive record of economic growth and poverty reduction over the past two decades. The growth-poverty nexus appears strong at the aggregate level. However, newly constructed pan...
147 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined economic growth, inequality, convergence, structural change, demographic dynamics and social indicators over a 30-year period in Indonesia and found that the poorest regions, located mainly in Eastern Indonesia, have generally performed about as well as the national average.
Abstract: Indonesia's regional socio-economic data base extends over 30 years, so it is now possible to draw conclusions about regional development dynamics since the 1970s. We examine economic growth, inequality, convergence, structural change, demographic dynamics and social indicators over this period. There continues to be great diversity in economic and social outcomes, but growth and social progress have been remarkably even: the poorest regions, located mainly in Eastern Indonesia, have generally performed about as well as the national average. The better performing regions include those that are the most ‘connected’ to the global economy. In this respect, Jakarta stands out, growing richer than the rest of the country over time. As expected, conflict is harmful to economic development. There is no clear natural resource story: the performance of the resource-rich provinces has varied considerably.
137 citations