2016
DOI: 10.1017/jea.2016.17
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Is Indonesian Local Government Accountable to the Poor? Evidence From Health Policy Implementation

Abstract: Since decentralization in 2001, Indonesian local governments have acquired a key role in poverty alleviation and social service delivery. The extent to which they have been able to meet this challenge is subject to debate, however, and systematic analysis of policy outcomes remains scarce. This paper contributes to the literature with a study of the district-level implementation of Jamkesmas, Indonesia's free healthcare program for the poor. Using original data on policy implementation, I show that local gover… Show more

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“…Budgeting that is more aimed at community empowerment programs is less 0.00 1,000,000,000.00 likely to produce good political incentives for actors holding the authority to manage the budget. It is undeniable that the use of village funds with infrastructure financing will be easier to bring political incentives that are instant and measurable in their impact [15] [16].…”
Section: The Hindrance On Financing Child Marriage Preventionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Budgeting that is more aimed at community empowerment programs is less 0.00 1,000,000,000.00 likely to produce good political incentives for actors holding the authority to manage the budget. It is undeniable that the use of village funds with infrastructure financing will be easier to bring political incentives that are instant and measurable in their impact [15] [16].…”
Section: The Hindrance On Financing Child Marriage Preventionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This institutional change aimed to extend the formal health insurance feature for the low‐income citizens under the Public Health Maintenance scheme ( Jaminan Pemeliharaan Kesehatan Masyarakat —JPKM). “JPKM was designed to mitigate the adverse effects of declining oil revenues on social spending, and it allocated funds to help indigent citizens to cover healthcare costs.” (Fossati, , p. 310) Surprisingly, a year after World Bank published a report stating that Indonesia was projected to reach an economic growth rate of 7.8 percent until 2001 (Sumarto, ), the wave of Asian financial crisis quickly hits Indonesia in 1998, which then ultimately brought down Soeharto reign.…”
Section: The Journey Of Public Healthcare Expansion In Indonesiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, it should consider the political issue. Meanwhile, investment program seems tantalizing but it is more difficult to regulate either for the profit (Fossati, 2016), investors requirement, and investment methods in such a way (Trisnantoro, Marthias, & Harbianto, 2014). Otherwise, in effort to interpreting the last option as seeking for other legitimately source is essential to earmarking the best benefit health care (Hasbullah Thabrany & Laborahima, 2016), as well as to reduce the morbidity and mortality, for further.…”
Section: Deficitmentioning
confidence: 99%