TY - BOOK TI - Social Transformations SN - 2244-517X PY - 2014/// CY - Manila, Philippines PB - Ateneo De Manila University KW - INDONESIA KW - REGIONAL AUTONOMY -- INDONESIA N1 - Includes bibliographical references; A Journey in Indonesian Regional Autonomy : the complications of "Traditional" village revival in Mentawai, West Sumatra -- The supremacy of the executive : Elitist politics in Indonesia's decentralized reality -- Book Reviews N2 - [Article Title : A Journey in Indonesian Regional Autonomy : the complications of "Traditional" village revival in Mentawai, West Sumatra / Maskota Delfi and John Weintre, p. 3-26] Abstract : This article aims to show the development of local identities and of local government political interests, as captured by clans and elite groups in Mentawai, West sumatra, Indonesian; [Article Title : The supremacy of the executive : Elitist politics in Indonesia's decentralized reality / Joan Ricart-Angulo, p, 27-48] Abstract : There are several factors that contribute to make Indonesia's local politics elitist-from the transfer of great authority to the smallest of the subnational entities, to the fact that the Indonesia's model of territorial organization is a subsidized one ER -