Examining the Unintended Outcomes of Public Sector Reforms in Indonesia

Abstract

Bruce ACT, 2601| Room: Building 11, Level C, Room: 10 P: +61 (02) 6201 5960 M: 61 (0) 431 620 990 Fax: +61 (02) 6201 5238 E: Harun. Abstract This paper argues that despite Indonesia's implementation of public sector reforms, the impact of these reforms in Indonesia is yet to achieve the goal of improving governance and preventing corruption. The obvious place to lay blame would be due to a lack of state capacity, but this study presents evidence to argue that the legacy of Suharto's authoritarian regime and the cultural ecology of Indonesian bureaucracy compromise the government's capacity to implement these public sector reforms in a meaningful way.