Welfare Politics in Contemporary Indonesia: Examining Welfare Vision of Law 11/2009

Wawan Mas'udi; Hasrul Hanif

doi:10.22146/pcd.25742

Welfare Politics in Contemporary Indonesia: Examining Welfare Vision of Law 11/2009

https://doi.org/10.22146/pcd.25742

Wawan Mas'udi^(1*), Hasrul Hanif⁽²⁾

(1) Universitas Gadjah Mada
(2) Universitas Gadjah Mada
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

This article presents a picture of contemporary welfare politics in Indonesia. Adopted in the light of broken welfare-oriented programes initiated by national and local administrations, it was hope that Law 11/2009 would provide a clearer direction for the development of welfare systems in Indonesia. However, analysis of the formulation and content of the law, together with interviews and session notes indicate that such expectations are unlikely to be fulfilled. The legislation process in parliament (DPR) lacked any ideological or substantive debate, while the content fails to present a clear vision of welfare, except as a residual-like model and with characteristics of a benevolent state. This social welfare law has thoroughly failed to act as a blueprint for the Indonesian welfare ideal.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/pcd.25742