Local Government: The Impact of International Cooperation on Economic Security in Indonesia

Abstract

This research aims at analyzing the impact of international cooperation on economic security carried out by local governments. Economic security is an essential aspect of the human security approach. In the human security approach, security is not limited to military threats but also non-military threats including threats to economic security. The aspects of economic security can be fulfilled by various elements in state institutions. Local government as one of the elements of the State has a strategic role in supporting the fulfilment of economic security aspects. One of the efforts which can be employed by the Local Government is international cooperation. International cooperation undertaken by the Local Government is a popular form of cooperation; it has been executed by various Local Government in Indonesia, both the Regency and Provincial Governments. According to the Treaty Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there had been more than 70 international cooperation done by the Local Government.

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