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Oligarchic Cartelization In Post-Suharto Indonesia, Bonifasius -. Hargens
Oligarchic Cartelization In Post-Suharto Indonesia, Bonifasius -. Hargens
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
A few ruling individuals from party organizations overpowered Indonesia's post-authoritarian, representative democracy. The legislative process of the 2017 Election Act was the case study employed to examine this assumption. The underlying thinking was that there was a contest between “wealth power” (oligarchy) and “participation power” (democracy). The power of wealth controls the party and government institutions. Notwithstanding the presence of participation power, there was, however, no balance between wealth power and participation power, because the formal control of politics was in the hands of party oligarchs. The study purpose was to bridge the gap in knowledge by exploring how the …
Oligarchic Cartelization In Post-Suharto Indonesia, Bonifasius -. Hargens
Oligarchic Cartelization In Post-Suharto Indonesia, Bonifasius -. Hargens
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
A few ruling individuals from party organizations overpowered Indonesia‘s post-authoritarian, representative democracy. The legislative process of the 2017 Election Act was the case study employed to examine this assumption. The underlying thinking was that there was a contest between ―wealth power‖ (oligarchy) and ―participation power‖ (democracy). The power of wealth controls the party and government institutions. Notwithstanding the presence of participation power, there was, however, no balance between wealth power and participation power, because the formal control of politics was in the hands of party oligarchs. The study purpose was to bridge the gap in knowledge by exploring how the …