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Decentralization and Governance for Sustainable Society in Indonesia

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Decentralization and Governance in Indonesia

Part of the book series: Development and Governance ((DG,volume 2))

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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 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. The structures created may be characterized as a variable form of multi-governance, with varying types of relationships between the central government and newly empowered local governments.

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  1. Faculty of Arts, Department of International Relations and International Organization, University of Groningen, Oude Kijk in ‘t Jatstraat 26, 9712 EK, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Ronald L. Holzhacker

  2. Faculty of Behavioural and Social Science, Department of Sociology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Rafael Wittek

  3. Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Department of Planning and Transport, University of Westminster, London, UK

    Johan Woltjer

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Holzhacker, R.L., Wittek, R., Woltjer, J. (2016). Decentralization and Governance for Sustainable Society in Indonesia. In: Holzhacker, R., Wittek, R., Woltjer, J. (eds) Decentralization and Governance in Indonesia. Development and Governance, vol 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22434-3_1

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