Mechanisms and uses of the Specific Allocation Fund
 | Indonesia's national budget (APBN) includes a specific allocation fund (DAK) to support public services in selected districts and municipalities, but the funding sometimes fall short of expectations. |
Risk allocation in public-private-partnered water supply projects
 | The issue of privatisation in the drinking water sector has been the subject of intense debates in recent years. In Indonesia, most local-government owned water operators (PDAMs) are struggling to get out of financial problems. |
Governing the informal economy
 | Thirty-two per cent of Indonesia’s poor now live in urban areas. To attract investment by improving infrastructure and providing conducive business environments, local governments are formulating new town planning policies. Many of these impact negatively upon workers in the informal economy, prompting calls to reduce the ‘anti-poor bias’ in urban management. This study will be a comparative analysis of approaches to reconciling the often conflicting demands of assisting the urban poor whilst simultaneously developing well-functioning towns and cities. |
