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Splitting, Splitting and Splitting Again a Brief History of the Development of Regional Government in Indonesia Since Independence Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde Vol. 167, no. 1 (2011), pp. 31-59 URL: http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/btlv URN:NBN:NL:UI:10-1-100898 Copyright: content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.
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