Public Administration in Indonesia by Rainer Rohdewohld

This is the first completely independent international guide to the labyrinth of Indonesia’s public administration. It gives a unique and valuable insight to the background, value system and processes of the Indonesian public service. It includes a review of the history, the functions and the structures of the Indonesian public service and answers such questions as: How does the Civil Service operate? Who are the leaders in the public sector? What are the driving forces of the public sector? Where are the challenges for the current administration?

The contents:

• The Socio-Political environment of public administration
• Functions, structures and processes of public administration in Indonesia
• Regional and local administration
• Decentralisation
• The Indonesian Civil service - background, training, and culture
• Budgeting and budgetary reform
• Future and challenges for the Indonesian public sector

• Academics and students wishing to access research on the Indonesian administration
• Consultants, companies and other organisation who interact with Indonesia and the Indonesian government
• Anyone with a desire to understand the workings of one of the world’s most populous countries and an emerging force in the most dynamic region.

Managing Community Assets in Local Government by Bill Russell & Graeme Macmillan

The accounting for and management of sassets is an important issue for all local government. This Study is a significant contribution to the growing awareness of local goverment that decisiosn taken on the acquisition, maintenance, pricing and disposal of assets require careful consideration and community involvement.

The case studies used in the Study illustrate the wide range of activities for which local governments are responsible and demonstrate the different approaches which can be taken to ensure that the goal of maximum community benefit is achieved.

ISBN:0 7326 0436 2, 120 pages, published 1992 by Montech Pty Ltd, Monash University, Melbourne

Jakarta Post, 23 August 2004
Improving performance through public service reform (pdf,123KB)
Graeme Macmillan, Jakarta

Jakarta Post, Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Leadership, strategic thinking and planning drive good government (pdf,123KB)
Graeme Macmillan, Jakarta

Jakarta Post, Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Fiscal balance is still not balancing (pdf,122KB)
Owen Podger, Jakarta

Jakarta Post (submitted 14 October 2004)
Using ideas as weapons for mass improvement (pdf,123KB)
Graeme Macmillan, Jakarta

• Bacelius Ruru (Director-General for State-Owned Enterprises, Ministry of Finance, Jakarta): Indonesian Challenges towards 2000 with Reference to State-Owned Enterprises

• The Hon Paul J. Keating (former Prime Minister, Australia):  Vision and Mission: Thinking about Asia’s Future