POLICY DESIGN OF THE REGIONAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANDALIKA SEZ

The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is one of the government’s industrial development policy. The Government established fifteen SEZ, and Mandalika Tourism SEZ is one of them. However, Mandalika’s performance was far from satisfactory. This study aimed to analyze the policies of the regional and central government in supporting the performance of Mandalika SEZ. This study used a qualitative approach by conducting interviews and focus group discussions of the stakeholders. The study found several aspects that need more attention from the government: the certainty and ease of providing incentives, community support, preparedness of organizations and institutions, and provision of special Online Single Submission (OSS)within the SEZ. The study recommended that the Ministry of Home Affairs and regional government should optimize the policies of the regional government in supporting the SEZ, such as the provision of guidelines on the central-regional incentives, affirmative actions (mainly in the empowerment of the local community), SEZ administrator institution, adjustment to the SEZ OSS that involves many regional permits, and the development of supporting areas.

La adaptación del Sistema Nacional de Incentivos Regionales a la Ley para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Medio Rural

In January 2008, the Law for sustainable development in rural environment came into force. Aimed at promoting economic activity in rural areas, the Law proposes that the National System of Regional Incentives should give preferential treatment to rural areas considered to be priority. In June 2010, the 2010-2014 Sustainable Rural Development Programme was approved, through which regional incentives take on a leading role as an instrument to serve rural development.The objective of this paper is to ascertain whether the regional incentives granted between 2008 and 2010 evidence any positive discrimination in favour of rural zones in general, and particularly least developed areas, in other words whether they have begun to adapt to the new scene in which they will have to play their role effectively as of 2010.