The first phase of this project (2002-03) is intended to review the formation of the legal-administrative system of the decentralisation program under Law 22/1999, and to describe its consequences for regional socio-economic development.

The second phase (2003-04) will review the implementation of the decentralisation program, as well as its impacts on regional political, social and economic development.

Timeframe: 2002 2004

Collaborator: Institute of Developing Economics (IDE), JETRO, Japan

Researchers: Muneo Takahashi (IDE Japan), Tommi A. Legowo, Raymond Atje, Titik Anas, Yose Rizal, I. Ismanto, Agung Pambudi, Medelina K. Hendityo

Outputs: two books published by IDE, Japan

Funding: IDE, Japan