Localising power in post-authoritarian Indonesia : a Southeast Asia perspective / Vedi R. Hadiz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hadiz, Vedi R., 1964-

Series:

Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific.

Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--Indonesia.

Local government.

Decentralization in government--Indonesia.

Decentralization in government.

Power (Social sciences)--Indonesia.

Power (Social sciences).

Elite (Social sciences)--Indonesia.

Elite (Social sciences).

Indonesia--Politics and government--1998-.

Indonesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is about how the design of institutional change results in unintended consequences. Many post-authoritarian societies have adopted decentralization—effectively localizing power—as part and parcel of democratization, but also in their efforts to entrench "good governance." Vedi Hadiz shifts the attention to the accompanying tensions and contradictions that define the terms under which the localization of power actually takes place. In the process, he develops a compelling analysis that ties social and institutional change to the outcomes of social conflict in local arenas of power. Using the case of Indonesia, and comparing it with Thailand and the Philippines, Hadiz seeks to understand the seeming puzzle of how local predatory systems of power remain resilient in the face of international and domestic pressures. Forcefully persuasive and characteristically passionate, Hadiz challenges readers while arguing convincingly that local power and politics still matter greatly in our globalized world.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Localisation and Globalisation

Chapter One. Decentralisation, Development and Democracy Theoretical Issues and Debates

Chapter Two. The Post-Authoritarian Context

Chapter Three. The Localisation of Power and Institutional Change

Chapter Four. A Political Sociology of Local Elites

Chapter Five. Money Politics and Thuggery in New Local Democracies

Chapter Six. The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780804773522

0804773521

OCLC:

609863139