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Village Development and Governability: A Case Study of Transmigration Village Governance in East Luwu, Indonesia

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  • Haryanto,
  • Nurlinah,

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Village development in Indonesia has received substantial funding within a uniform good governance framework, yet the results on the ground remain highly variable. This study addresses this puzzle by proposing a shift in the analytical focus from governance to governability. This study developed and applied a new framework to assess a system’s governability and dynamic capacity to navigate governance challenges. Through a comparative analysis of transmigration villages in Indonesia, this study demonstrates that endogenous social capital is a key mediating factor, revealing that the success of rural development is determined not by formal compliance with governance structures but by the system’s ability to manage complex interactions between the state, market, and community stakeholders. The main contribution of this study is to provide a governability framework as a new, operationalizable analytical tool to explain variations in development outcomes, offering significant implications for the formulation of more context-sensitive policies.

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  • Haryanto, & Nurlinah,, 2025. "Village Development and Governability: A Case Study of Transmigration Village Governance in East Luwu, Indonesia," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 40(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wodepe:v:40:y:2025:i:c:s245229292500092x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100747
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