The Impact of State Restructuring on Indonesia's Regional Economic Convergence / / Adiwan Fahlan Aritenang.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Fahlan Aritenang, Adiwan,
• MitwirkendeR: Aritenang, Adiwan Fahlan,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

The creation of ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in 1992 and decentralization in 1999 mark the state restructuring in Indonesia. This book analyses the impact of state restructuring on regional economic development in Indonesia between 1993 and 2010. Regional economic analysis shows persistent and severe regional disparities throughout the period. Particularly, econometrics study found that decentralization has accelerated regional disparities whilst the AFTA effect is insignificant on regional economic growth. Furthermore, historical institutionalism analysis on two cities - the manufacturing industry in Batam and the creative economy in Bandung - shows that past and embedded local institutions provide the capacity to adapt and create new development paths. The book suggests the importance of local-specific policies that embrace local knowledge and institutions to develop regional specialization and competitive advantage. This book fills the gap in Indonesian literature that lacks studies on the integrated impact of decentralization and trade liberalization, both economically and politically.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. State Restructuring and Regional Convergence: A Review of Theories and Debates -- 3. Indonesia and Its Regional Development Since the 1980s: An Inheritance from the New Order Regime -- 4. Dynamics of Regional Economic Convergence -- 5. Decentralization and the ASEAN FTA Impact on Regional Economic Convergence -- 6. The Institutional Effects on Regional Policies and Development: A Historical Institutionalist Perspective -- 7. State Restructuring in Indonesia: Towards a Balanced Regional Economic Development -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Regional Inequality Measurements -- Appendix B: The β Convergence Research Model -- Appendix C: Convergence Model: Traditional and Spatial Econometrics -- Appendix D: Tariff Data Construction -- Appendix E: Tariff Impact -- Appendix F: Decentralization and AFTA Indices -- Appendix G: Historical Institutionalism Research Methodology -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR