Indonesian Bureaucracy Research Articles

SUFI GOVERNANCE : APLIKASI ILMU TASAWUF DALAM PEMERINTAHAN

Indonesian bureaucracy issues were patched through program reform of the bureaucracy which is a post-crisis demand economic reforms in 1997. Bappenas asserts that other reforms will not be runs well without first reforming government bureaucracy. Bureaucratic reform aims to make the bureaucracy is able to carry out its duties more efficiently and effectively so that it can be realized clean government and good governance. Bureaucratic reforms initiated by the government it is still not able to fix the bureaucratic culture, especially presses bureaucratic behavior that tends to corrupt. In other words, the reform of the internal bureaucracy alone is not effective in combating corruption. A source of disease bureaucracy basically can be identified from two loci, namely internal and External. Internal sources derived from the weaknesses and failures the existing system in the bureaucracy itself. Internally, the incidence of corrupt behavior the bureaucracy is also due to weak internal control systems. By hence the necessary tools to change the bureaucratic apparatus as spirituality the prevention and eradication of corruption. This is where the later Sufi governance will be a tool to overcome corruption. Sufi governance solution offered is to lean back on the right monotheism. Because the true monotheism then the bureaucrats in charge of serving the community will carry out their duties in a comprehensive manner; as which ones have been listed in the code of ethics bureaucracy, and he will always see the task as a mandate instead of a means to accumulate wealth and depriving people whom it serves. In addition, many research findings show that spiritual approaches such as those in the Sufi concept of governance can be a solution for the government to eliminate corruption through a spiritual approach.Keywords; sufi governance, tasawuf, corruption, and government

Culture of Innovation Capability Development Government Bureaucracy in Indonesia

Culture of Innovation Capability Development Government Bureaucracy in Indonesia

Analisa Perbandingan Model Birokrasi Indonesia: Model Modern David Osborne, Ted Gaebler, dan Pendekatan Konsep Islam Perspektif Umer Chapra

The inefficiency of public service in Indonesia is one of the results of badbureaucracy, so that the development system becomes stagnant. On the contrary, sustainabledevelopment is a reflection of a good bureaucracy. So far Indonesia is still ranked 100th out of182 countries in the world for corruption. This paper aims to find out the bureaucratic model inIndonesia within the framework of modern bureaucratic model as well as Islamic Conceptapproach of Chapra’s perspectives. Using content analysis, the paper found that Indonesianbureaucracy model still embrace patrimonial concept that vulnerable to the practice ofcollusion, corruption and nepotism. While the modern model of Osborne and GaeblerEntrepreneurial Bureaucracy concept with the spirit of innovation and creativity has brought agood change and it is in line with Islamic model of Chapra’sperspective. Chapradescribes thatthe development of a country should be run simultaneously with the bureaucracy that promotesIslamic values, moral, and hard work. It is concluded that by applying this concept,bureaucracy in Indonesia will be more effective in removing socio-economic problem and willcome up with more efficient and sustainable development dimensions.

Characteristic of Weber Bureucracy and Its Relevance in Indonesia

Bureaucracy is a concept as well as an organization that connects between the government on one side and the other side. As the machine organization, functioning bureaucracy is not primarily reflect the interests of the government, but more than that the interests of society at large. In this connection, it is often experienced dissociative and associative fabric, depending on how much bureaucracy to play a role and ideally positioned existence. The problem is, if the characteristics of the bureaucracy to find relevance in the reality on the ground? Questions are answered by projecting the reality of bureaucracy in Indonesia. Characteristics of bureaucracy just might be applied in a way to adapt based on the needs and characteristics of bureaucracy wherever he touched, both central and local levels. In the positive and negative relevance not only can eliminate, but also in some organizations may also be retained, modified, replaced, even developed according to the needs of bureaucratic organizations. In the Indonesian context, the challenge of change in a particular characteristic of bureaucracy faced with socio-cultural issues, the high authority in the implementation of the autonomy and influence of globalization. All it requires a change in the characteristics of bureaucracy through changes in systems and resources that are designed in such a way that the bureaucracy seemed more dynamic, flexible and able to answer the challenge question.

Inadequate Budgets and Salaries as Instruments for Institutionalizing Public Sector Corruption in Indonesia

Soeharto used the Indonesian bureaucracy to generate rents that could be harvested by ‘insider’ firms, while also encouraging it to extort money from ‘outsider’ firms and individuals. This necessitated incentives that would ensure strong loyalty and minimize internal opposition. Government entities were provided with insufficient budget funding to cover their costs, and their officials were expected to generate cash from illegal activities, making public sector employees financially dependent on corruption. Any employee who opposed this system could expect to be restricted to earning no more than the pitifully low formal salary entitlement. The system therefore became strongly self-reinforcing.

Birokrasi dan Korupsi di Indonesia dalam Perspektif Sejarah (Catatan Keprihatinan Seorang Muslim)

This paper aims to describe relation between corruption and bureaucracy in Indonesia by historical perspective. The writer explains concepts of bureaucracy, corruption, relation among bureaucracy corruption and democracy which then the presents corruption and bureaucracy in historical perspective (comparing colonial and post freedom era in Indonesia), and opinion of the writer as a Muslim. According to the writer, corruption is not Indonesian nations culture. The problem of corruption is related with structure of Indonesian bureaucracy softly and turns on possibility rampant of corruption, Islamic concept of construction is very anti-corruption.

PEMBERDAYAAN PELAYANAN PUBLIK

The most protruding weakness of local government bureaucracy in Indonesia from the governance perspective is the rule-driven or rule-following character. This happens as the autonomous and local self-governance has not practically been implemented ever since the Independence Day in 1945. Before the local autonomy policy came into effect on 1 January 2000, the role of local governments was merely as the interest articulation and representative of upper (provincial and central) governments. Such character and role, of course, did not meet the competitive and public-centered spirit within public service program. The implementation of public service policy was then colored by long-chained bureaucratic procedures (red-tape bureaucracy), monotonous and unprofessional system, and inconsistent and unresponsive manner toward the demands of local society. Therefore, local government bureaucracy should change to be more creative and innovative. It should continuously be improved to implement public service delivery programs as well as to find better solutions over complicated problems in the field of public service delivery. A strategic step to overcome the issue is to implement the empowerment approach to local society as mostly applied in the business-model service.

Imaginary histories and the real thing: A critique of Anderson and Benda on the “autonomous state” in Indonesia

Historically-minded observers of post-Sukarno Indonesia have occasionally noted the stylistic similarity of Suharto's “New Order” to that of Dutch colonial rule, with their common emphasis on administration rather than politics… and (as Harry Benda pointed out) the (Dutch) Indies approached as near as it ever did to the beamtenstaat idea, the state as efficient bureaucratic machine…. The Indonesian bureaucracy, however, serves itself. (McVey, 1982, p. 84,88) One cannot avoid the impression that American sociologists in observing third world matters have an attitude of misplaced sophistication…. Instead of making a profound analysis of the ways of production, that is the real social system, they call into being non-existent value systems, from which they try to elucidate “social actions.” (Utrecht, 1973, p. 44, 39) Laws and government may be considered in this and indeed in every case as a combination of the rich to oppress the poor and preserve to themselves the inequality of the goods which would otherwi...

Authority and change in the Indonesian bureaucracy

Theories of modern complex organizations have implicitly assumed the existence of strong authority. The anthropologist, when he seeks to understand bureaucracies in the Third World, finds that the problem of authority looms large. Using case studies from Indonesia, this paper shows how contrasting patterns of operation and change stem from this difference between Western and Third World bureaucracies.

Stimulating Performance in the Indonesian Bureaucracy: Gaps in the Administrator's Tool Kit

other islands continued their traditional style of rule, shaping it only to meet whatever demands might be imposed on them by their colonial superiors. Moreover, few natives were brought into the higher levels of the Dutch East India bureaucracy. This is to say that at independence, following the Second World War, options for shaping the structure, functions, and operating procedures of the national bureaucracy were comparatively open. Limits to these options were probably more Javanese in character than they were the legacies of Dutch colonial rule. This paper deals with only one type of those options, that of strategies to increase bureaucratic productivity through the application of personnel incentives and sanctions. Unfortunately, these considerations are usually left to personnel technicians. Part of the burden of our argument is that they deserve the attention of those interested in the broader questions of productivity and comparative administration. The problems which Indonesia has encountered in the application of these tools are anchored in its history, its cultures, its politics, and its economy. To treat them as

L'Avenir de la philosophie

S'il est un point que les réflexions contemporaines sur le temps ont mis en relief et inscrit profondément dans notre conscience, c'est que l'avenir qu'on espère dépend directement du présent qu'on réalise. Telle est notre attitude en face du présent, telle elle sera inéluctablement en face de l'avenir; et donc l'avenir lui-même, puisque ce dernier n'est rien sinon un présent caché encore, au cœur d'un présent déjà actuel, et explicite. Il est en effet de l'essence même de notre condition humaine d'avoir un présent structuré et comme stratifié. Certes on peut imaginer le présent comme un point sans épaisseur, comme la limite évanescente entre un segment de ligne qui marque le passé à jamais révolu, et l'avenir qui se meut vers nous pour basculer inexorablement vers le non-être en franchissant ce présent. Mais cette image, utile pour bien des tâches, ne correspond d'aucune manière à la réalité vivante de la conscience humaine et des activités qui lui sont propres. Nous sommes dans le présent ce que nous sommes et ce que, en un sens, nous croyons pouvoir dire que nous avons été. Une grande partie de ce que nous appelons le passé, notre passé personnel et sans doute notre passé spécifique, est présent, non seulement à titre de souvenir, pouvant être, ou non, évoqué, mais à titre de schéma dynamique modifiant notre être-au-monde, notre présente réaction au réel le plus réel, à la situation où nous avons à déployer notre activité.