Varieties of Disappointment: Why Has Decentralization Not Delivered on Its Promises in Southeast Asia?

Malesky, Edmund J.; Hutchinson, Francis E.

doi:10.1355/ae33-2a

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“…Note that in the cross‐national or longitudinal study of policy implementation, the dynamics of multilevel governance, especially the power sharing among different levels of government, should be incorporated as a relevant variable, rather than a constant (Niedzwiecki, ). Scholars notice that some countries have recently attempted to recentralize political, fiscal, or administrative authority (Malesky & Hutchinson, ; Malesky, Nguyen, & Tran, ; Mertha, ; Zhu & Zhao, ). More empirical research is needed to assess how and how much recentralization has changed the impact and interplay of the top‐down and bottom‐up forces in local policy adoption.…”

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When top‐down meets bottom‐up: Local adoption of social policy reform in China

Huang

Kim²

2019

Governance

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Authoritarian local leaders face two driving forces in social policymaking: top‐down pressure from the regime and bottom‐up motivations derived from local conditions. Existing studies recognize the importance of both forces, but remain unclear as to how they interact and which of them is more influential in driving local policy adoption. Focusing on two health insurance integration policies in China, we find that when the policy entails substantial class or distributive conflicts and bureaucratic friction, top‐down pressure for compliance is a dominant driver for local policy adoption; when the policy does not entail such conflicts or bureaucratic infighting, bottom‐up motivations based on local economic geography together with top‐down pressure drive local adoption. We find support for this argument from an analysis of an original city‐level data set in China from 2004 to 2016. This study has implications for social policy reform, decentralization, and government responsiveness in authoritarian countries with multilevel governance.

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When top‐down meets bottom‐up: Local adoption of social policy reform in China

Huang

Kim²

2019

Governance

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“…71 Decentralization in Southeast Asia is considered not achieving the expected goal of bringing services closer to society. 72 The studies in Gana and Guatemala resulted in fewer (centralized) options associated with better performance for two main functions (inventory control and information systems). In contrast, more choice (decentralization) was associated with better performance in budgeting and planning.…”

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Indonesia mixed contraception method skewness background 1997-2012: A mixed method study

Utari

2022

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Background: Indonesia's decentralization policy adopted in 1999 had implications for the programs of national ministries and agencies, including the family planning program. Since 1999, there has been a "relaxation in family planning program effort" since many districts have a low commitment to family planning. The trend of contraceptive mix in Indonesia leading to hormonal methods, especially injections, has occurred since 2007. This study aimed to describe the mixed conditions of contraception in Indonesia from 1997 to 2012 and explore the link between the availability of facilities and infrastructure with this plan. Methods: The quantitative research used was a cross-sectional design using secondary data from the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS), and In-depth interviews were employed as the qualitative approach in this study. It was found based on the results of the quantitative analysis that the trend of contraceptive mix tilted to the injection method. Results: The qualitative study results indicate that the contraceptive mix is affected by infrastructure as the main factor. Conclusion: In conclusion, there is a close relationship between the decentralization policy and the condition of the contraceptive mix. Thus, it is recommended that the central and local governments re-prioritize family planning programs and assure the availability of supporting facilities and infrastructure.

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“…While earlier work focused on the reasons that decentralization was undertaken and in what context it took hold, more recent efforts to roll back decentralization reforms in Asia have captured scholarly attention. "Recentralization," as it is commonly known, appears to stem from a number of different sources rather than as a result of unilateral central edicts (Malesky and Hutchinson 2016). One common path is pursued by subnational elites at provincial or first-order administrative levels, either in an attempt to safeguard existing resources (Mutebi 2004;Shair-Rosenfield 2016) or seek a rebalancing of resources between themselves and second-order administrative levels (Ostwald, Tajima and Samphantharak 2016).…”

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Decentralization and subnational politics in Asia

Shair‐Rosenfield¹

2021

Handbook on Decentralization, Devolution and the State

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Varieties of Disappointment: Why Has Decentralization Not Delivered on Its Promises in Southeast Asia?

Cited by 18 publications

References 25 publications

When top‐down meets bottom‐up: Local adoption of social policy reform in China

When top‐down meets bottom‐up: Local adoption of social policy reform in China

Indonesia mixed contraception method skewness background 1997-2012: A mixed method study

Decentralization and subnational politics in Asia

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