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Does the Index of Child Right Fulfillment Explain the Children’s Wellbeing in Indonesia?

A safe city for children becomes the evidence of the role and the action of the government to improve children’s well-being. This city also prevents any violence against children by collaborating the roles of the government and the parents. This research reviews the determinant factors of children’s well-being in Indonesia based on the factors of parents’ contributions and government role. This research’s contribution is – to the children’s well-being in Indonesia by fulfilling their rights. The implications of the study are – to determine the index of children’s fulfillment and to explain the children’s well-being seen from the factors of parent and government roles. This research applied multiple linear regression on the panel data from 2018 to 2021 in Indonesia. The research findings included the index of child rights fulfillment in Indonesia could explain the factors of children’s well-being in Indonesia with the collaborated roles from the parents and the government. However, specific attention is important for the government expenditure on various sectors to optimize the children’s well-being. Low realizations for government expenditure were observable in the educational and social well-being sectors.