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The Impact of Political Dynasty on Development in Indonesia: An Empirical Analysis

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  • Abdur Razzaq*

    (Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi, Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang, Indonesia)

  • Sari Lestari Zainal Ridho

    (Jurusan Administrasi Bisnis, Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya, Indonesia)

Abstract

It is believed that the presence or absence of political dynasties in regional leadership has significant impact to the society. There is the important role of leader to the community that his lead on. Based on the previous research it is found that it was found that governments in which prevalence of political dynasties, spend more resources, especially in terms of infrastructure investment in urban areas, health and sanitation, and had no improvement in changes in the quality of public services. That is why the increasing in the practice of political dynasties in regional leadership government in Indonesia emerged the pros and cons of these conditions. In the line with the pros and cons of those conditions, hence the purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship of political dynasty on regional leadership, human capital and economic development in Indonesia empirically, which had not previously been done in Indonesia. This research uses qualitative and quantitative research methods to analyze the presence or absence of political dynasties theoretically and empirically. Using theoretical studies and empirical events supported by secondary data from competent sources, the research method is based on the interest to be able to use appropriate research methods in studying political dynasties, because the most important in the study of politics is the existence of mutually refining relationships and is based on the correct scientific method, one of which is to interact with reality empirical, with the aim of solving various problems. The finding of this research that there were some significant relations of human capital that measured by school participation rate and population density on economic development, measured by number of poor people and working population However, there was no significant influence on the prevalence of the practice of political dynasties in the leadership of a region on both poverty reduction and the increase in the working population as an indicator of economic development.

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  • Abdur Razzaq* & Sari Lestari Zainal Ridho, 2018. "The Impact of Political Dynasty on Development in Indonesia: An Empirical Analysis," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 393-398:2.
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