Public Governance

The fall of the Suharto regime has generally improved conditions affecting the quality of governance in the country, promoting freedom of media and civil society activities. At the same time, a democratic and decentralised system might have caused corruption to spread into lower government levels and political parties. This chapter describes the measures taken by the government since anti-corruption was made a top priority by President Yudhoyono. The chapter also provides an overview of Indonesia’s regulatory reform framework. The chapter is structured around the questions set out in the Policy Framework for Investment (PFI). Each section is preceded by the relevant PFI questions, which serves as general context for consideration of the main policy areas.