Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia

This paper takes advantage of the exogenous phasing of direct elections in districts and applies the double difference estimator to: (i) measure impacts on the pattern of public spending and revenue generation at the district level; and (ii) invest...

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Main Authors: Skoufias, Emmanuel, Narayan, Ambar, Dasgupta, Basab, Kaiser, Kai
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
AGGREGATE SPENDING
BANKRUPTCY
BLOCK GRANTS
BUDGET DATA
BUDGET DEFICIT
BUDGET EXPENDITURE
BUDGET STRUCTURE
BUDGET SURPLUS
BUSINESS CYCLE
CANDIDATES
CAPITAL SPENDING
CASH RESERVES
CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL AUTHORITIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL TRANSFERS
CHECKS
CITIZEN NEEDS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
COEFFICIENTS
COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUENTS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
CREDIBILITY
CURRENT EXPENDITURES
DEBT
DEBT LEVELS
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SPENDING
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DISTRICT
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS
DISTRICT LEVEL
DISTRICT REVENUES
DISTRICT-LEVEL
DISTRICTS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC POLICY
EDUCATION BUDGET
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFICIENT USE
EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES
ELECTION
ELECTION TIME
ELECTIONS
ELECTORAL INFORMATION
ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
ELECTORATE
EXPENDITURE ALLOCATIONS
EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXPENDITURE PATTERNS
EXPENDITURE PRIORITIES
EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH
EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA
FAIR ELECTIONS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL BALANCES
FISCAL BEHAVIOR
FISCAL CONDITIONS
FISCAL DATA
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL DECISIONS
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL EXPENDITURE
FISCAL EXPENDITURES
FISCAL FEDERALISM
FISCAL OUTCOMES
FISCAL PERFORMANCE
FISCAL SYSTEM
FISCAL VARIABLES
FIXED EFFECT MODEL
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT FINANCING
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GOVERNOR
GOVERNORS
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH SECTOR
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INSTRUMENT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT PATTERN
LABOR MARKET
LAWS
LEGAL OBLIGATION
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATORS
LOCAL ELECTIONS
LOCAL EXPENDITURE
LOCAL EXPENDITURES
LOCAL FINANCE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES
LOCAL TAXES
MAYOR
MAYORS
MEASURABLE INDICATORS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPAL LEVEL
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
OBJECTIVE OF POVERTY REDUCTION
OUTCOME INDICATORS
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
PARLIAMENTS
PARTY DISCIPLINE
PATTERN OF PUBLIC SPENDING
PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES
POLICY CHOICES
POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
POLITICAL AUTONOMY
POLITICAL COMPETITION
POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL PARTY
POLITICAL POWERS
POLITICAL REFORM
POLITICIANS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POSITIVE IMPACT OF DECENTRALIZATION
POSITIVE IMPACTS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE GOODS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAMS
PROVINCE
PROVINCES
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR SPENDING
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
QUALITY OF SERVICES
REDISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
REPAYMENT
REPRESENTATIVES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
REVENUE ALLOCATIONS
REVENUE BASE
REVENUE MOBILIZATION
REVENUE SHARING
SECTOR EXPENDITURES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SUB-NATIONAL
SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TAX
TAX CUTS
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUE
TAX SHARING
TAXATION
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
WARRANTS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
AGGREGATE SPENDING
BANKRUPTCY
BLOCK GRANTS
BUDGET DATA
BUDGET DEFICIT
BUDGET EXPENDITURE
BUDGET STRUCTURE
BUDGET SURPLUS
BUSINESS CYCLE
CANDIDATES
CAPITAL SPENDING
CASH RESERVES
CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL AUTHORITIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL TRANSFERS
CHECKS
CITIZEN NEEDS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
COEFFICIENTS
COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUENTS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
CREDIBILITY
CURRENT EXPENDITURES
DEBT
DEBT LEVELS
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SPENDING
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DISTRICT
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS
DISTRICT LEVEL
DISTRICT REVENUES
DISTRICT-LEVEL
DISTRICTS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC POLICY
EDUCATION BUDGET
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFICIENT USE
EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES
ELECTION
ELECTION TIME
ELECTIONS
ELECTORAL INFORMATION
ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
ELECTORATE
EXPENDITURE ALLOCATIONS
EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXPENDITURE PATTERNS
EXPENDITURE PRIORITIES
EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH
EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA
FAIR ELECTIONS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
FISCAL BALANCE
FISCAL BALANCES
FISCAL BEHAVIOR
FISCAL CONDITIONS
FISCAL DATA
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL DECISIONS
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL EXPENDITURE
FISCAL EXPENDITURES
FISCAL FEDERALISM
FISCAL OUTCOMES
FISCAL PERFORMANCE
FISCAL SYSTEM
FISCAL VARIABLES
FIXED EFFECT MODEL
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT FINANCING
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GOVERNOR
GOVERNORS
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH SECTOR
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INSTRUMENT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT PATTERN
LABOR MARKET
LAWS
LEGAL OBLIGATION
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATORS
LOCAL ELECTIONS
LOCAL EXPENDITURE
LOCAL EXPENDITURES
LOCAL FINANCE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES
LOCAL TAXES
MAYOR
MAYORS
MEASURABLE INDICATORS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPAL LEVEL
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
OBJECTIVE OF POVERTY REDUCTION
OUTCOME INDICATORS
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
PARLIAMENTS
PARTY DISCIPLINE
PATTERN OF PUBLIC SPENDING
PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES
POLICY CHOICES
POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
POLITICAL AUTONOMY
POLITICAL COMPETITION
POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL PARTY
POLITICAL POWERS
POLITICAL REFORM
POLITICIANS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POSITIVE IMPACT OF DECENTRALIZATION
POSITIVE IMPACTS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE GOODS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAMS
PROVINCE
PROVINCES
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR SPENDING
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
QUALITY OF SERVICES
REDISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
REPAYMENT
REPRESENTATIVES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
REVENUE ALLOCATIONS
REVENUE BASE
REVENUE MOBILIZATION
REVENUE SHARING
SECTOR EXPENDITURES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SUB-NATIONAL
SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TAX
TAX CUTS
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUE
TAX SHARING
TAXATION
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
WARRANTS
Skoufias, Emmanuel
Narayan, Ambar
Dasgupta, Basab
Kaiser, Kai
Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific
Southeast Asia
Asia
Indonesia
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5614
description This paper takes advantage of the exogenous phasing of direct elections in districts and applies the double difference estimator to: (i) measure impacts on the pattern of public spending and revenue generation at the district level; and (ii) investigate the heterogeneity of the impacts on public spending. The authors confirm that the electoral reforms had positive effects on district expenditures and these effects were mainly due to the increases in expenditures in the districts outside Java and Bali and the changes in expenditures brought about by non-incumbents elected in the districts. Electoral reforms also led to higher revenue generation from own sources and to higher budget surplus. Finally, the analysis finds that in anticipation of the forthcoming direct elections, district governments tend to have higher current expenditures on public works.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Skoufias, Emmanuel
Narayan, Ambar
Dasgupta, Basab
Kaiser, Kai
author_facet Skoufias, Emmanuel
Narayan, Ambar
Dasgupta, Basab
Kaiser, Kai
author_sort Skoufias, Emmanuel
title Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia
title_short Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia
title_full Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia
title_fullStr Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia
title_sort electoral accountability, fiscal decentralization and service delivery in indonesia
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110329091113
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3381
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spelling okr-10986-33812021-04-23T14:02:09Z Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia Skoufias, Emmanuel Narayan, Ambar Dasgupta, Basab Kaiser, Kai ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS AGGREGATE SPENDING BANKRUPTCY BLOCK GRANTS BUDGET DATA BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET EXPENDITURE BUDGET STRUCTURE BUDGET SURPLUS BUSINESS CYCLE CANDIDATES CAPITAL SPENDING CASH RESERVES CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES CENTRAL AUTHORITIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL TRANSFERS CHECKS CITIZEN NEEDS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE COEFFICIENTS COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENTS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CREDIBILITY CURRENT EXPENDITURES DEBT DEBT LEVELS DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SPENDING DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DISTRICT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION DISTRICT GOVERNMENT DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS DISTRICT LEVEL DISTRICT REVENUES DISTRICT-LEVEL DISTRICTS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC POLICY EDUCATION BUDGET EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFICIENT USE EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES ELECTION ELECTION TIME ELECTIONS ELECTORAL INFORMATION ELECTORAL SYSTEMS ELECTORATE EXPENDITURE ALLOCATIONS EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE PATTERNS EXPENDITURE PRIORITIES EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA FAIR ELECTIONS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL BALANCES FISCAL BEHAVIOR FISCAL CONDITIONS FISCAL DATA FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DECISIONS FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL EXPENDITURE FISCAL EXPENDITURES FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL OUTCOMES FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL SYSTEM FISCAL VARIABLES FIXED EFFECT MODEL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCING GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES GOVERNOR GOVERNORS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH SECTOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENT INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT PATTERN LABOR MARKET LAWS LEGAL OBLIGATION LEGISLATION LEGISLATORS LOCAL ELECTIONS LOCAL EXPENDITURE LOCAL EXPENDITURES LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES LOCAL TAXES MAYOR MAYORS MEASURABLE INDICATORS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL LEVEL MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL ELECTIONS NATURAL RESOURCES OBJECTIVE OF POVERTY REDUCTION OUTCOME INDICATORS PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTS PARTY DISCIPLINE PATTERN OF PUBLIC SPENDING PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES POLICY CHOICES POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL AUTONOMY POLITICAL COMPETITION POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL POWERS POLITICAL REFORM POLITICIANS POSITIVE COEFFICIENT POSITIVE IMPACT OF DECENTRALIZATION POSITIVE IMPACTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PROVINCE PROVINCES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR SPENDING PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY OF SERVICES REDISTRIBUTION REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS REPAYMENT REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION REVENUE ALLOCATIONS REVENUE BASE REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE SHARING SECTOR EXPENDITURES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION SUB-NATIONAL SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TAX CUTS TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX SHARING TAXATION TOTAL EXPENDITURE TOTAL EXPENDITURES VILLAGE VILLAGES WARRANTS This paper takes advantage of the exogenous phasing of direct elections in districts and applies the double difference estimator to: (i) measure impacts on the pattern of public spending and revenue generation at the district level; and (ii) investigate the heterogeneity of the impacts on public spending. The authors confirm that the electoral reforms had positive effects on district expenditures and these effects were mainly due to the increases in expenditures in the districts outside Java and Bali and the changes in expenditures brought about by non-incumbents elected in the districts. Electoral reforms also led to higher revenue generation from own sources and to higher budget surplus. Finally, the analysis finds that in anticipation of the forthcoming direct elections, district governments tend to have higher current expenditures on public works. 2012-03-19T18:01:27Z 2012-03-19T18:01:27Z 2011-03-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110329091113 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3381 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5614 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia Asia Indonesia