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COUNTRY PAPERLEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE: THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SECTORREFORMIN INDONESIA

Lesson Learnt from SoloMunicipalCity
Reni Suzana, Indonesia

Inefficiency bureaucracy and corruption are among 15 chronic diseases in Indonesia over the last 10 years. Others are infrastructure, labor, inflation, tax policy, and so forth. This phenomenon place Indonesia in the low rank among countries in world competitiveness level. The implication is obvious, particularly in attracting investments. In the year 2008 position of Indonesia was at the level of 51 over 132, then followed by 2009 was 42/132, 2010 was 44/142, 2011 was 46/142, and 2012 is 50/142. As a regional ASEAN comparison, countries in the region, in the year 2010 Singapore was in the position of level 3, then in 2011 were 2, while Malaysia was 26 then 21, and Thailand was 38 and 39. Two countries below Indonesia were Vietnam (59, 65) and the Philippines (85, 75). (World Economic Forum, World Competitiveness Report 2011-2012).