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Article: Whose agenda? "Partnership" and international assistance to democratization and governance reform in Indonesia.
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- Contemporary Southeast Asia
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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Introduction
The fall of President Soeharto in May 1998, after thirty-two years of authoritarian rule, afforded the opportunity for international actors to become involved in processes of political reform in Indonesia. In particular, "governance reform" has become a top priority for the multilateral and bilateral development agencies. The most high profile of such activities has been the recently established Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia (hereafter referred to as the Governance Partnership, or just Partnership). Initiated by three multilateral organizations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, and the Asian ...