Local politics, governance and public goods in Southeast Asia

该项目旨在调查四个东南亚国家地方政府的差异如何影响向公民提供基础设施和医疗保健等关键公共产品。该项目将比较印度尼西亚、菲律宾、马来西亚和泰国16个城市的治理制度。预期结果包括提高对不同政治动态如何影响国家-公民互动和在地方一级获得服务的理解。这些发现将增进对地方政治的理解，这是一个日益引起学术兴趣的话题，也有利于寻求加强发展干预设计的澳大利亚和其他政策制定者。

This project aims to investigate how variations in local government across four Southeast Asian states affect the delivery of critical public goods such as infrastructure and healthcare to citizens. The project will compare governance regimes across 16 municipalities in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand. Expected outcomes include an improved understanding of how varying political dynamics can shape state-citizen interactions and access to services at a local level. The findings will enhance understanding of local politics, a topic of growing scholarly interest, and also benefit Australian and other policy makers seeking to enhance the design of development interventions.