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Figure 2.1 Theoretical Framework
D. Research Hypothesis
Based on the theoretical framework above, can be formulated these alternative hypotheses.
Ha1 : Original Local Government Revenues PAD significantly influence to the Local Government Expenditure BD.
Ha2 : General Allocation Funds DAU significantly influence to the Local Government Expenditures BD.
Original Local Government Revenues
PAD
General Allocation Fund DAU
Special Allocation Fund DAK
Local Government Expenditure BD
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Ha3 : Specific Allocation Funds DAK significantly influence to the Local Government Expenditures BD.
Ha4 : Original Local Government Revenues PAD, General Allocation Funds DAU, and Specific Allocation Funds DAK simultaneously
significantly influence to the Local Government Expenditures BD.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Scope of Research
Type of this research is association causality aimed to analyze the relationship between variables to another variable Sekaran, 2003: 30. In this
research, there are independent variablesvariables that influence and dependent variablevariable influenced. This research is conducted to
determine and prove the influence Original Local Government Revenue PAD, General Allocation Fund DAU, and the Special Allocation Fund
DAK as independent variables to Local Government Expenditure BD as the dependent variable.
B. Population and Sample
The population is a collection of all possible people, objects, or the size of the interest of the case to the attention Sekaran, 2003:31. The
population used in this research is the government of districtscities in the province of South Sumatera, amounting to 15 districtscities in the year 2008
to 2013 for reasons of data availability. This research is using purposive sampling method, that is aimed by
the researcher are likely to obtain information from specific target groups, the sampling here is confined to specific types of peoplesample which can
provide the desired information, either because they are the only ones which