Abolishing Indonesia's direct local elections : missing the forest for the trees?

• Main Authors: Chen, Jonathan, Priamarizki, Adhi
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94096; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38437
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Indonesian House of Representatives is due to pass a bill ending direct elections of local leaders, leaving the selection process to legislators in regional parliaments. Is such a move missing the forest for the trees?