Open AccessTHE IMPACTS OF ELECTIONS ON ECONOMICS IN INDONESIA
Author(s) -
Zaini Muchlis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ijish (international journal of islamic studies and humanities)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2615-7403
pISSN - 2614-3836
DOI - 10.26555/ijish.v1i2.407
Subject(s) - phenomenon , politics , arbitrariness , corporate governance , political economy , political science , habit , development economics , economics , law , linguistics , philosophy , physics , finance , quantum mechanics , psychology , psychotherapist
Money politic or vote buying in the election is something hasplagued all the societies that claimed the application ofdemocratic form in governance. The minority is able tomonopolize the votes of the majority in their favor usingfinancial sufficiency, political promises and the issues ofmass media. This phenomenon can lead to bribery, perjuryand treason that have negative impact on the economy ofIndonesia. The researcher used analytical method to explainvarious aspects of the phenomenon of buying electoral votesand its impact on the economic life in Indonesia. Theresearcher finally found two significant results. First, votebuying is a major cause of political and administrativecorruption in Indonesia. It is the main incubator breedingcorrupt leaders, which have negative impact towardseconomic life in Indonesia such as the increase number ofpoverty, unstable economy, enrich among political elites,and arbitrariness in determining economic policies taken bythe authorities pursuing their own interests. Second, votebuying is widely spread and easily found in the life of theIndonesian society, it seems like an established habit that ishard to eradicate.