The politics of universal free basic education in decentralized Indonesia: insights from Yogyakarta

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dc.contributor.authorRosser, A.
dc.contributor.authorSulistiyanto, P.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractSince the fall of Suharto's New Order, Indonesia's central government has substantially strengthened the legal and financial basis of universal free basic education (UFBE). Yet sub-national governments have varied considerably in their responses to the issue, with some supporting UFBE and others not. Why has this happened? What are the implications for the future of UFBE in Indonesia? And what does Indonesia's sub-national experience tell us about the political preconditions for UFBE in developing countries? We try to shed some light on these questions by examining the politics of UFBE in Bantul and Sleman, two districts in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. We argue (1) that these districts' different responses to UFBE have reflected the extent to which their bupati have pursued populist strategies for mobilizing votes at election time and there has been resistance to UFBE from groups such as business, the middle classes and teachers; (2) that Indonesia's sub-national experience suggests that there is an alternative pathway to UFBE besides organization of the poor by political entrepreneurs; and (3) that the future of UFBE in Indonesia thus rests on the nature of bupatis' strategies for advancing their careers and the strength of local groups opposed to UFBE.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAndrew Rosser and Priyambudi Sulistiyanto
dc.identifier.citationPacific Affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, 2013; 86(3):539-560
dc.identifier.doi10.5509/2013863539
dc.identifier.issn0030-851X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/81491
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPacific Affairs Univ British Columbia
dc.rights© Pacific Affairs: Volume 86, No. 3 September 2013
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5509/2013863539
dc.subjectIndonesia
dc.subjectbasic education
dc.subjectschools
dc.subjectYogyakarta
dc.subjectpolitics
dc.titleThe politics of universal free basic education in decentralized Indonesia: insights from Yogyakarta
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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