scholarly journals Elite Predatory Practices in the Budgeting Process of Local Development in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mahsun
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Informal Networks ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Patronage Politics ◽  
Political Patronage ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Budgeting Process

This article analyses the pattern of relationships between local businessmen-politicians in parliament and the executive elite in budgeting for local infrastructure development. By using the theory of patronage, cronyism, and predatory state as a framework analysis, this paper provides a theoretical contribution that sees the three theories are complementary to each other. The predatory practices in Indonesia often work in the context of political patronage and cronyism. In this study, the businessmen-politicians in parliament and executive elites of local government placed as local-state actors relate to each other in the informal networks for the practices of a predatory state. My findings showed that the domination of the businessmen-politicians in local parliament has created a networks of patronage politics and cronyism with the executive elite. This is evidenced by some of the findings. First, the businessmen-politicians and the executive elites collaborated to hijack the budgeting process. Second, there has been a monopoly of tenders of local infrastructure development projects by the businessman-politicians in the local parliament. Third, the services were exchanged between the businessmen-politicians with the executive elite who are in a relationship of patronage and cronyism are public goods.

Role of local banks as potential primary stakeholders in community-type destinations

2010 ◽  
pp. 99-118
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Credit Unions ◽  
Community Type ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Credit System ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Rural Credit ◽  
Tourist Development

The aim of the paper is to analyse the role of rural credit unions (CRs) in the local financial system and their position as potential primary stakeholders in communitytype destinations. These destinations could be considered as networks characterised by relationships to be understood through the network approach and stakeholder theory. In community-type destinations the level of integration of the tourist offer depends on the intensity and structure of relationships, that is, on the coordination among enterprises, public bodies, local communities and destination management organisations, that manage only a part of the resources and participate with distinct roles, capabilities and power. In these destinations the local credit system has a fundamental role, since it funds enterprises and takes part in local development projects. The CRs are cooperative banks that - by statute - foster economic and social development of the territory. The field research conducted in a typical community-type destination in Italy investigated if there exists a link between the role of the CRs and the development of the tourist offer, to test if they are also primary stakeholders for the tourist development of the territory. The research highlights that CRs are primary stakeholders for the development of traditional economic activities and that they have mainly a financing role for the development of the tourist offer. Signals of change in role are perceivable within the network: from financier to partner in the planning of initiatives and support activities of the tourist development. The results suggest a possible re-positioning of local banks in the network for tourist development projects.

scholarly journals The Domination of a Fussy Strongman in Provincial Thailand: The Case of Banharn Silpa-archa in Suphanburi

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinori Nishizaki
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Character Traits ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
The Way

Several scholars portray Thai provincial strongmen as having character traits associated with nakleng – ‘tough guys’ – who are violent and ruthless toward enemies, but generous and compassionate toward supporters. Banharn Silpa-archa, the strongman of Suphanburi province, does not fit the description however. His personality is reflected in the way he meticulously – fussily – monitors all local development projects. This surveillance pushes otherwise lazy and inefficient local civil servants to be more diligent in their work. Banharn's domination rests on Suphanburians' appreciation of his non-nakleng-type leadership.

scholarly journals A Cellular Automata Model of the Relationship between Adverse Events and Regional Infrastructure Development in an Active War Theater

Technologies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Bozkurt ◽  
Karwowski ◽  
Çakıt ◽  
Ahram
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Event ◽  
Cellular Automata ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Ca Model ◽  
Complex Formations

This study presents a cellular automata (CA) model to assist decision-makers in understanding the effects of infrastructure development projects on adverse events in an active war theater. The adverse events are caused by terrorist activities that primarily target the civilian population in countries such as Afghanistan. In the CA-based model, cells in the same neighborhood synchronously interact with one another to determine their next states, and small changes in iteration yield to complex formations of adverse event risks. The results demonstrate that the proposed model can help in the evaluation of infrastructure development projects in relation to changes in the reported adverse events, as well as in the identification of the geographical locations, times, and impacts of such developments. The results also show that infrastructure development projects have different impacts on the reported adverse events. The CA modeling approach can be used to support decision-makers in allocating infrastructure development funds to stabilize active war regions with higher adverse event risks. Such models can also improve the understanding of the complex interactions between infrastructure development projects and adverse events.

scholarly journals Participatory Budgeting: A Case Study of Provincial Administrative Organization

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1352-1357
Author(s):  
Darunee Pumkaew, Banjerd Singkaneti
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Administrative Organization ◽  
Budgetary Decisions ◽  
Plan Making ◽  
Budgeting Process

The objective of this paper is to study the budgeting process of the Provincial Administrative Organizations in Thailand and to examine the limits to public participation in the budgeting process. Furthermore, the paper offers recommendations on how to increase for public participation in the budgeting process. The study uses qualitative methods, studying documents related to budgeting process such as laws and regulations, in addition to using in-depth interviews with administrators and staff at Provincial Administrative Organizations. The research shows that the budgeting process of Provincial Administrative Organizations limits public participation. Participation is limited to local development plan making, which only acts as a guideline, and is nonbinding. The final decision makers the annual budgets are the administrators of the provincial administrative organizations and the provincial administrative organizations council. Therefore, to reduce the limits to public participation in budgetary decisions, the paper recommends that the central government enacts legislation that creates mechanisms that allows people to participate in budget allocation decisions. In this regard, the nature or type of operation may that a form suitable to each area. Examples include direct decisions about public matters or political issues or in the form of a third-party intermediary intermediation.

scholarly journals Design Education for Local Development

Artifact ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Pernille Askerud ◽  
Barbara Adler
Keyword(s):  
Design Education ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Material Objects ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
The World ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Typical Design

In the western part of the world, the concept of design is increasingly perceived as a central means of how we organize the world and imbue it with (cultural) meaning, rather than a quality attached to material objects. In this article we are interested in what concept of design is implied in typical design training activities in different cultural contexts (Morocco, India, Thailand, Mexico, and Singapore).Inspired by the questions that have arisen in connection with project experience and research done by the authors in many countries, this survey outlines approaches and efforts to establish design competence with a particular paradigm to the fostering of sustainable economic and cultural development in local communities. Having worked with development projects involving various aspects of design, we have chosen to study projects with clear design goals as examples of how diverse the interpretation of the concept of design can be.  These observations may stimulate an awareness of the important impact of notions of design in terms of innovation and cultural diversity and may even give rise to more research into these issues.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Slovakia’s R1 expressway enhancement impacts on local socio-economic development: expert panel approach

Geografie ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-53
Author(s):  
Richard Filčák ◽  
Alena Rochovská ◽  
Marcel Horňák
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Statistical Research ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Motorway Networks

Transport infrastructure development is considered one of the basic structural preconditions of competitiveness, growth and economic development in Slovakia. Transport network upgrading in the country has recently been focused mainly on road and motorway networks. The goal of this paper is to contribute to existing approaches to transport infrastructure impact assessment. The paper presents selected results of qualitative research focused on an analysis of the R1 expressway (as a part of TEN-T network) and its impacts on the economic, social and environmental dimensions of life at the local territorial level. The paper also seeks to answer the basic question, whether and to what extent the new section of the expressway brings any stimuli to regional or local development. Qualitative research realized by field sociological methods has shown new data and information necessary for a complex assessment of transport infrastructure impacts on social and economic development of regions. We assume that these impacts should not be based purely on mathematic and statistical research methods.

scholarly journals Relationship of Participative planning, Planning Alignment and Regional Development Performance: Evidence from Special Region of Yogyakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Andilo Toham ◽  
Ernan Rustiadi ◽  
Bambang Juanda ◽  
Rilus Kinseng
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Human Resource Capacity ◽  
Relationship Of

Participatory planning is a necessity. Unfortunately, participatory planning has various problems that make it ineffective. Human resource capacity as an input factor for participatory planning is still inadequate. The participatory planning process has not optimized the best way of producing the outputs that are needed by the community. Spatial aspects of planning, activities in the space, and budgeting must be aligned. However, empirical facts show the inconsistency of development planning. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between community participation in planning and regional development performance through spatial planning, development, and budget planning alignment, as the mediating variable. This study explore measurement of all three variables using quantitative indicators. The results of this study, using SEM PLS, indicate that the direct relationship of community participation and the performance of infrastructure development is significant if it does not include the mediation variable.  Process, results of participatory planning, alignment of spatial and development plans, and alignment of strategic plans with work plans are significant variables. Therefore, local governments need to make efforts to improve participation processes in spatial planning and development so as to improve the regional development planning alignment and performance

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