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Indonesia is experiencing an historic and dramatic shift in political and economic power from the centre to the local level. The collapse of the highly centrali

Since the fall of long-reigning President Soeharto, in 1998, Indonesia has been in an era of transition, away from an authoritarian regime, and on a quest for d

Based on the 2006 Indonesia Update Conference held at the Australian National University, 2006.

This book is about how the design of institutional change results in unintended consequences. Many post-authoritarian societies have adopted decentralization—

This book explores the role of intellectuals and governance processes in post-authoritarian Indonesia. Focusing on East Java, the author argues that intellectua