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Decentralization, fiscal capability and public spending efficiency

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  • Abdul Hakim
  • Jaka Sriyana

    (Fakultas Ekonomi, Universitas Islam Indonesia
    Fakultas Ekonomi, Universitas Islam Indonesia)

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Assigning autonomy to regency governments in Indonesia has failed to increase regency?s economies. While it increases regency government role in planning and initiating policies, its impact on economic development has been insignificant. This stems from the lack of institution?s capacity in organizing the bulk funds transfer from the central government which leads to inefficiency in resource allocation. This paper maps these regencies based on their fiscal dependency. This paper also applies Data Envelopment Analysis to identify the efficient and non efficient regencies in such a way that the non efficient regencies might use the efficient ones as the benchmark to increase their efficiency.

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  • Abdul Hakim & Jaka Sriyana, 2010. "Decentralization, fiscal capability and public spending efficiency," Economic Journal of Emerging Markets, Universitas Islam Indonesia, vol. 2(1), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:uii:journl:v:2:y:2010:i:1:p:1-12
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    Keywords

    Autonomy; regency government; efficiency;
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    JEL classification:

    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures

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