Governance

Indonesia’s Village Law: enabler or constraint for more accountable governance?

Village underdevelopment is considered a major contributor to Indonesia’s high levels of inequality. Law No.6 / 2014 (‘Village Law’) on villages’ governance and finance is regarded as the most progressive policy in the history of local governance in Indonesia, and has great potential for rural development. This study investigates the implementation of the Village Law, …

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Fact Sheet | Village Democracy in the Regulatory Framework of the Village Law

Village, according to Law No. 6 of 2014 (Village Law), is a community that has the authority to regulate its own affairs based on the function of self-governing community. Based on this concept, the implementation of the government at the village level is done independently by the village community. The full authority for self-government opens the opportunity for the Village Government (Pemdes) to implement …

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