Regional Cooperation: Selfishness and Necessity
Ardhana Januar Mahardhani (a), Sri Suwitri (b), Soesilo Zauhar (c), Hartuti Purnaweni (d)

(a) Doctoral Programme of Public Administration, Diponegoro University
(*)e-mail: ardhana[at]umpo.ac.id
(b,d) Faculty of Social and Political Science, Diponegoro University
(c) Faculty of Administrative Science, Brawijaya University

Abstract

Regional cooperation among local government is a must for the efficient management of public administration. The state has been implementing regulations on such cooperation. However, there are regions which reluctant to cooperate, especially with the adjacent areas. This paper is a literature review study that aims to reaffirm the importance of cooperation among regions, focused on the Selingkar Wilis region in East Java Province. Selingkar Wilis consists of 6 regencies (Tulungagung, Trenggalek, Ponorogo, Madiun, Nganjuk, and Kediri). These areas are provincial strategic areas which will be developed into a new tourism destination. Moreover, according to the preliminary study there are some problems hampering such cooperation, due mainly to regional selfishness. Therefore, this paper shows various regional cooperation models that aims to illustrate the cooperation among regions. These efforts are a must for the better development management among Selingkar Wilis areas.

Keywords: regional cooperation, cooperation models, regional selfishness

Topic: Government Studies

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/xra3JcVe4Kfb

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