SAVE THE LAST HOPE

Decentralization looks on track but wealth distribution matters

2007-11-22T18:01:00.000-08:00

By Martin Manurung and Erny Murniasih, Jakarta(Jakarta Post, Thursday 22 November 2007)Seven years on, decentralization faces a critical question: is it going down the right track?Regional autonomy was part of Indonesian democratic reform, one of the manifestations of the democratization processes which began after the fall of Soeharto. Along with political decentralization, which aims at

INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL TRANSFERS : THE INDONESIAN EXPERIENCE

2007-11-12T21:50:00.004-08:00

By Erny MurniasihIn Indonesia, according to Law 33/2004 on Fiscal Balance between central and local government, intergovernmental fiscal transfers are aimed to reduce fiscal gap among tiers of government and between sub-national governments. The so-called ‘Balance Fund’ policy deploys in the form of: Revenue sharing, Specific Purpose Grant (DAK), and General Purpose Grant (DAU).Revenue

INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL TRANSFERS : THE CONCEPT

2007-11-12T20:51:00.000-08:00

By Erny MurniasihThe previous post has written about the key elements of fiscal decentralisation. One of the elements is intergovernmental fiscal transfers (IGFT). The IGFT has some objectives as follow:a. To address vertical fiscal imbalancesHistorically, the problem of vertical imbalances may always persist, since broad and substantial taxes remain at the central level. Indeed,

THE ELEMENTS OF FISCAL DECENTRALISATION

2007-11-12T18:21:00.000-08:00

By Erny MurniasihThe shift from a centralised planning to a decentralised government system has been a widespread trend in many countries during the 1980s. There are many motives of why these countries have engaged in decentralisation: to stimulate economic growth, reduce urban-rural disparities, deepen democracy, and encourage civil society at the local level.In principle, there are three

Is the Indonesian government still on the track facing decentralization program?

2007-11-12T17:57:00.000-08:00

by Erny MurniasihOne might deem harshly that Indonesian economic is running with inadequate economic formula. Indonesian macro economy is tended to be vulnerable with external shocks, particularly with international influence. Such condition is dampened by the fact that the micro economy situation is not even better. At the time being, we are witnessing mismanagements in public finance, both at

The Prepared Mind of A Leader

2007-11-06T23:13:00.001-08:00

catatan akhir pekan, 23 September 2007by Tedy J. SitepuSeorang ilmuwan abad 18, Louis Pasteur, pernah mengatakan: “Chance favors the prepared mind.” Kalimat ini menjadi sangat abadi hingga kini. Bagi saya, ini menjadi salah satu kalimat motivasi pribadi yang sejak dulu mendasari setiap upaya saya selama ini.Tak sengaja, saya menemukan sebuah buku yang sebagian besar isinya didasarkan pada spirit

Corruption: Will It be Eradicated from Indonesia?

2007-11-06T19:26:00.000-08:00

by Erny MurniasihCorruption... This word might be the most popular word that is discussed by about 200 million Indonesians. We still memorize headline news of the non-budgeter corruption case in Ministry of Fishery. Later, such corruption case has brought about political wars among politicians. Not to mention the previous unsolved corruption cases relating with the

What is Hope?

2007-11-06T02:48:00.001-08:00

In English language, the word ‘Hope’ refers to a feeling of desire and expectations that things will go well in the future. We need to have the ‘hope’ in our life. By having the ‘hope’ we will try our best to pursue our objectives in life. This blog has an objective to overview my hopes, my family’s hope, my friends’ hopes, and probably your hopes. My hopes in this year are nearly fulfilled