Beyond path dependency: Analysing Indonesia's social policy responses to two crises

Yuda, Tauchid Komara (2023) Beyond path dependency: Analysing Indonesia's social policy responses to two crises. SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION, 57 (5). pp. 727-743. ISSN 0144-5596

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Abstract

This article sets out a coherent framework for debates and discussions on social policy changes during crisis periods. Using Indonesia as a case, this article compares its social policy responses to the 1997-1998 economic crisis and the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Both two crises and their responses, once analysed, lead to an argument that path dependence does not always dominate policy processes, as most literature claims, but rather it operates alongside other path-creation-related processes, such as path-clearing policy accelerators and path-creation policy accelerators. This article also presents that `old player' penetration in policy processes does not necessarily preclude alternatives and, in some examined cases, it, instead, strengthens impulses toward substantial reforms. Therefore, revised policies must be viewed as political vehicles for seeking popular support and power reconsolidation as democracy allows. Furthermore, this current analysis contributes to enhancing our understanding of crises, often seen as issues in public policy literature, yet less explored in terms of their importance as unique critical junctures and their implications for social policy changes in multiple paths.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Asian economic crisis; COVID-19; path creation; path dependence; policy change; social policy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions: Faculty of Political and Social Sciences > Social Development and Welfare
Depositing User: Sri JUNANDI
Date Deposited: 31 Oct 2024 00:34
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2024 00:34
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/10158

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