Factors That Affect Of The Achievement Of The Public Accountability In Depok City, West Java Province, Indonesia :

Aisyah, Siti (2016) Factors That Affect Of The Achievement Of The Public Accountability In Depok City, West Java Province, Indonesia :. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, 43 (1). pp. 11-23.

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Abstract

In a democratic government, all public officials must be accountable for policies issued to the public. In the general, government policy is divided into three policy areas, namely the policy in the field of governance, development and public service. Such policies should be accountable to the people, because the people are the supreme sovereign. In Indonesia, the local governance is a delegation of authority from the central government to the regions, which is manifested in the county and city governments (pemerintah kabupaten/pemkab dan pemerintah kota (pemkot). However, local governance should remain the principle of democracy, openness, transparency, professionalism, optimal resource utilization and oriented to the needs of the community. This is in line with one of the principles of democracy, the government for the people. The principle of "government for the people" refers more to the substance or political mechanisms that aim to meet the needs of the community. There are several methods that can be used to improve the achievement of public accountability. The factors are the function of oversight by representative board, internal administrative control, and support of mass media and public opinion. ombudsman institutions, the role of the judiciary, as well as the degree of decentralization and participation. The research location is Depok City, West Java Province, Indonesia. The underlying reason is Depok considered as a buffer capital Jakarta, with urban communities, critical and concerned about the issues of policy issued by the City Government. In addition, Depok supported by the existence of sufficient mass media to influence public’s opinion. The study aims to determine the dominant factors affecting the enforcement of accountability, especially in the local budget policy, as stated by Poliddano (1998). This research method is a quantitative method. The sampling technique is purposive sampling. Analysis of data using path analysis (path analysis) with SPSS useful to display the cross-table analysis, Chi Square and Sommers d test. The test results showed that the legislative control factors, internal administrative control and support of mass media and public opinion is the dominant factor affecting the quality of achievement of public accountability in Depok, West Java Province. Results of this study is to strengthen the theory Poliddano (1998). Recommendations of this study is the need to broaden the sample and test other variables, such as the local leadership, the degree of public participation, and ombudsman function.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: : achievement of accountability, local policy, local government
Subjects: 600 Technology and Applied Sciences > 650-659 Management and Auxiliary Service (Manajemen dan Ilmu yang Berkaitan) > 657.661 Public Accounting (Akuntansi Publik, Akuntansi Pemerintah, Akuntansi Pemerintahan)
Depositing User: CR Cherrie Rachman
Date Deposited: 20 Dec 2021 11:39
Last Modified: 20 Dec 2021 11:39
URI: http://repository.ut.ac.id/id/eprint/9614

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