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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821214203321

Autore

Lane Max <1951->

Titolo

Decentralization and Its Discontents : An Essay on Class, Political Agency and National Perspective in Indonesian Politics / / Max R. Lane [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, , 2014

ISBN

981-4519-74-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 122 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

ISEAS monograph series

Disciplina

320.9598

Soggetti

Decentralization in government - Indonesia

Capitalists and financiers - Indonesia

Indonesia Politics and government 1998-

Indonesia Economic policy 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editorial Note -- Preface -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Chapter I. The Enigmatic Emergence of Decentralization -- Chapter II. The Political Economy of Desentralisasi -- Chapter III. Decentralization: Its Discontents -- Chapter IV. National Agency and a "Co-ordinative State": The Future of Decentralization -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- References

Sommario/riassunto

"Decentralization is a major trend in Indonesia since the first decades of that nation under Sukarno and Suharto. Max Lane is justly treasured for illuminating those first decades, for example, through his translations of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and his excellent book, Unfinished Nation: Indonesia Before and After Suharto. Anyone who seeks insights into the current trend of decentralization, whether in Indonesia or other parts of the world, will find this work cogent."    -James L. Peacock, Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill    "This book opens up the discussion on the history and political economy of the new populist policies that seem to gain momentum in the face of the Indonesian elections. It also addresses questions pertaining to the problems and options related to popular aspirations within this context-all of which cannot be



explained very well by any of the predominant theses on Indonesia, whether as an oligarchy or a democratically liberal but economically predatory country."    -Professor Olle Törnquist, University of Oslo