Quo Vadis of Bureaucracy Reformation on Health Sector in Perspective of Neo Weberian State

Trajectory is departed from an initial point (alpha) on a future desired state (omega). Their elements are overall forming the bureaucratic reform scenario. This study used Perspective of Neo Weberian State (NWS), which included the five principles of bureaucratic reform, such as the bureaucracy external orientation to the fulfillment of citizens needs, the strategic role of professional managers in the implementation of policies, collaboration of public and private sector, representative democracy which is supported by public consultation and participation, and the separation of politics-administration with an emphasis on administration professionalism. The results showed that the reform of government bureaucracy in Kendari run in a zig-zag that not follow to the intentional pattern or trajectory which focus clearly. Traditional patrimonial cultures were a cause of bureaucratic reform that not go in accordance with NWS trajectory models. As a result, bureaucratic reform did not lead to significant changes for professional employees and was still characterized by the coexistences between modern and patrimonial.