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CHART 1
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Indonesi
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2.2 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.2
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SOURCE OF CHART
Chart 1 shows that Indonesias score on the Corruption
Perceptions
Index has een increasin! constant"#$ %ro& '() o*er a decade
a!o in '))+
to ,(+ %ro& the "atest resu"ts in ')1+( The resu"t ran!es
%ro& 1) -hi!h"#c"ean. to ) -hi!h"# corrupt. and there are
se*era" reasons %or the
decrease in the perception o% the de!ree o% corruption in
Indonesia/ such
as increased press co*era!e and %reedo&$ re%or& o%
re!u"ation and
ureaucratic red0tape in !o*ern&ent$ and the dis&ant"in!
o% susidies
that ena"e corruption sche&es(
Increased exposure o% in%or&ation re!ardin! corruption$ in
this case
throu!h the %reedo& o% speech and o% the press$ are oth
exp"anations
%or decreased corruption( runetti and 2eder -')),$
pp(13')013'1.conc"uded that 4hi!her press %reedo& is stron!"#
re"ated to "ower
corruption in cross0stud# o% countries( Further$ Adsera$ oix$
and Pa#ne
-'))+$ p(+56. stress that 4countries with citi7ens &ore
in%or&ed and
en!a!ed in pu"ic &atters -&easured throu!h newspaper
readership. are
&ore "i8e"# to ho"d po"iticians accounta"e %or their
actions( There%ore
increased press co*era!e and %reedo& in Indonesias
transition to
de&ocrac# is one exp"anation o% decreasin! corruption(
9o*ern&ent re%or& o% ureaucratic re!u"ations and
red0tape a"so a:ect
"e*e"s o% corruption( Accordin! to Lope70C"aros -')1,$ p('3.
4o"d ru"es
and procedures that are no "on!er use%u";appropriate in the
present on"#
ser*e to pro*ide econo&ic rents %or ureaucrats that support
the&(
Rose0Ac8er&an -1663$ p(+
