Local elite capture

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Kompas – August 9, 2017
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Local elite capture
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According to a report by Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW), sixty-one village heads across Indonesia were arrested in 62 different corruption cases in 2016. Referring to the phenomena as ‘local elite capture’, in which village leaders misuse central government funds allocated for the village fund program, the report noted that village funds (US$3.5 billion of which was dispersed in 2016) were among of the top five sectors prone to corruption.

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