IMPLIKASI PEMEKARAN KABUPATEN/KOTA BAGI PENGEMBANGAN WILAYAH (Studi Kasus Pemekaran Kabupaten Musi Rawas)

Abstract

Local autonomy as an application of decentralization is needed to place
public service close to the people in cities and regencies. The split up of one
local government (regency, city) into two local governments is a common practice
in this local government era, which is said as part of an effort for the betterment
of public service delivery to the people. In practice, this split up cause some
negative impacts because both the government and the people are usually have
not ready yet in terms of social, cultural and economic aspects. Among the
impacts of the split up of Musi Rawas Regency is the emergence of conflict
quarrelling for local potencies. This is because Musi Rawas Regency as the
mother-regency does not want to loose asset it has long developed and constitute
as its important local revenue sources. Therefore, in the split up area local
indigenous wisdom of elite and bureaucracy is badly needed.