Author(s): Firdaus Arifin, Dewi Asri Yustia
This study discusses the fight against corruption through bureaucratic reforms. It argues that the eradication of corruption must touch bureaucrats and provide reliable instruments to prevent corruption. Fighting corruption seems to be one of the major concerns of governments around the world including the Indonesian government and the Indonesian people. Reform of the government bureaucracy is part of efforts to strengthen the state because, through bureaucratic reform, the role and scope of state intervention through the government is redefined to respond to the challenges of the times. Bureaucratic reform is also not just simplifying the bureaucratic structure, but changing the mindset and cultural patterns (cultural set) of the bureaucracy to share roles in governance. Bureaucratic reform is a planned transformation, which focuses on institutional changes and has an impact on changes in bureaucratic management and culture at the level of government implementing institutions in the executive field, both national and regional levels.