THE DEGREE OF DECENTRALIZATION OF INDONESIA : A COMPARISON OF THE TWO REGIMES

By

Muhadam Labolo

Lecture Institute Of Government Studies (IPDN) Jakarta

muhadamlabolo@yahoo.com

Preface

In accordance with the historic route, decentralization in Indonesia experiencing fluctuations depending on the mood of spiritual power from time to time. In that time, the decentralization policy is applied based on several governance systems. These conditions resulting in decentralization policy hard known how degrees its implementations then it easier to identify any problems related to lay policy in a balanced in relationship central and local. Degree of decentralization is measure which can be made for comparing standards whether a country is more decentralist or otherwise. Domestically Degree of decentralization as size or standard for comparing are at the rate of decentralization implementation applied to appropriate goals, program, and actual activities.

Understandably, during the period of application of the decentralization until the regime of Act No. 22 of 1999 and No. 32 of 2004 about Local Governments, which look is the spirit of change in the terminology of revision over how to increase the degree of decentralization. If the Central Government reasoned that no qualified processing such large powers that are submitted, the region holds its own centre was not consistent in preparing all the required instruments so that gap looks is not merely the failure of local government.

In the middle tensions of the creative that Center on purpose do ‘changed-embroidery’ on a note of compromise by the local Government Association/for the local government, all the changes of decentralization mechanisms by the Central Government is not simply change the cover, but politically suspect wants re-centralization. The important question for us is whether the high degree of decentralization can minimize the relative Center so authorities interfere with the relationship of regional centers in the framework of the unitary State? In fact, the regional authority internally in Indonesia assessed ‘too much and too soon’ so that the mechanisms of State should tend to smell the practice of federalism. To see trends that may need to know how big the degree of decentralization in Indonesia after the implementation of the following policies before.

This section will describe the degree of decentralization of the eight main aspects, namely how many functions are devolved, type of delegation, control, authority of financial management, capabilities of the legislation, the level of dependency, area of service, as well as the local party's role in articulating the interests of the community. The degree of decentralization of Indonesia will only compare the last two practices regime implemented since 1999 and in 2004. Externally the degree of decentralization of Indonesia can be used to measure how serious decentralization runs than other countries that are being, and have been running that policy.

Preface

In accordance with the historic route, decentralization in Indonesia experiencing fluctuations depending on the mood of spiritual power from time to time. In that time, the decentralization policy is applied based on several governance systems. These conditions resulting in decentralization policy hard known how degrees its implementations then it easier to identify any problems related to lay policy in a balanced in relationship central and local. Degree of decentralization is measure which can be made for comparing standards whether a country is more decentralist or otherwise. Domestically Degree of decentralization as size or standard for comparing are at the rate of decentralization implementation applied to appropriate goals, program, and actual activities.

Understandably, during the period of application of the decentralization until the regime of Act No. 22 of 1999 and No. 32 of 2004 about Local Governments, which look is the spirit of change in the terminology of revision over how to increase the degree of decentralization. If the Central Government reasoned that no qualified processing such large powers that are submitted, the region holds its own centre was not consistent in preparing all the required instruments so that gap looks is not merely the failure of local government.

In the middle tensions of the creative that Center on purpose do ‘changed-embroidery’ on a note of compromise by the local Government Association/for the local government, all the changes of decentralization mechanisms by the Central Government is not simply change the cover, but politically suspect wants re-centralization. The important question for us is whether the high degree of decentralization can minimize the relative Center so authorities interfere with the relationship of regional centers in the framework of the unitary State? In fact, the regional authority internally in Indonesia assessed ‘too much and too soon’ so that the mechanisms of State should tend to smell the practice of federalism. To see trends that may need to know how big the degree of decentralization in Indonesia after the implementation of the following policies before.

This section will describe the degree of decentralization of the eight main aspects, namely how many functions are devolved, type of delegation, control, authority of financial management, capabilities of the legislation, the level of dependency, area of service, as well as the local party's role in articulating the interests of the community. The degree of decentralization of Indonesia will only compare the last two practices regime implemented since 1999 and in 2004. Externally the degree of decentralization of Indonesia can be used to measure how serious decentralization runs than other countries that are being, and have been running that policy. 

The higher the degree of decentralization is at least a strong corelation to the extent of the degree of democracy running on a country. Doubts, stagnation, failure, excessive fear as even as experienced by a number of countries that are running at least a decentralization policy is a valuable lesson to strengthen efforts towards democracy.