Local Politics and Corruption in Indonesia's Outer Islands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2843668 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dirk Tomsa (0000-0001-6373-3154, La Trobe University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 196-219 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0006-2294 • E-ISSN: 2213-4379 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134379-17101005 |
| OpenAlex | W769690313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Prosecution of local corruption cases in Indonesia often occurs in a seemingly arbitrary manner. This article analyses some of the patterns behind this seeming arbitrariness. It will be argued that local corruption cases often follow similar patterns whereby prosecution is not a result of the work of anti-corruption activists, but rather the consequence of intra-elite rivalries. Thus, the growing number of cases being exposed is not a sign of societal accountability, but should rather be seen as a reflection of the competitiveness of local politics and the need for local elites to continuously find new strategies to weaken local rivals
Accountability · Arbitrariness · Development economics · Economics · Elite · Epistemology · Language change · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sign (mathematics · Sociology · Work (physics · Asian Studies and History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |