Collaborative Governance Implementation in Cash-For-Work Schemes, Case Study in Jembrana Regency, Bali, Indonesia

Abstract

Due to the new governance paradigm, the government involves civil society and private and public sectors instead of being a single actor in its activities. This paradigm represents a collaborative governance practice with the New Public Management principles. The government optimizes the village funds through a cash-for-work scheme that implements village development by allocating 30% wages. The purpose of this study is to examine the government's efforts to reduce cash payments and workforce in various activities. The research problem is focused on the impact of collaborative governance implementation in cash-for-work schemes in Jembrana Regency, Bali Province. Furthermore, the collaborative governance principles are examined as a state administration's new paradigm. Jembrana Regency was selected as the research location because it highly utilizes the village funds with a cash-for-work scheme than other regencies in Bali Province. This study used descriptive analysis and determined informants purposively. The results show that collaborative governance has a socio-economic impact on cash-for-work schemes, reducing the urban bias and related practices. Moreover, these results indicate counter-disruption in cash-for-work schemes, which do not apply to non-cash payments, digitization, and workforce reduction. The limitations of this study lie in the locus coverage and research focus.