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- Title
Reinterpreting Social Processes: How System Theory Can Help To Understand Organizations And The Example Of Indonesia's Decentralization.
- Authors
Duek, Ana; Brodjonegoro, Bambang; Rusli, Ridwan
- Abstract
The complexity of social systems is characterized by the possible occurrence of simultaneous or sequential processes of structural change. This paper is focused on certain types of structural change: (i) those produced by assembly and disassembly and (ii) those resulting from decisional and/ or behavioral processes, including both bottom-up and top-down processes. These general concepts from system theory are applied to the case of Indonesia's decentralization. The well-known story of Indonesia's remarkable transition to a democratic society and decentralized nation is presented here in an alternative manner that has allowed us to identify types of structural changes in empirical events. Ultimately, this analysis offers a better explanation of the intrinsic complexity of any social organization and demonstrates an approach to similar problems.
- Publication
Emergence: Complexity & Organization, 2010, Vol 12, Issue 4, p30
- ISSN
1521-3250
- Publication type
Academic Journal