Abstract:
T
his book is the result of field study in the provinces
of West Kalimantan and Banten, Indonesia with
regards to the impacts and consequences of education
decentralisation. The goal of this book is not to make
generalisation of the impact of decentralisation, but rather
to ignite further discussion and debate on this issue. I fully
realize that this book is confined to limitation among others
due to the fact that every area or every country has distinctive
challenges when conceptualising and implementing any
educational policies. This is despite the fact decentralisation
of education has offered common promises such as the
improvement in the area of efficiency in resource provision
and the improvement of central government responsiveness
to local needs with increased local participation.
