Employment, Living Standards and Poverty in Contemporary Indonesia
Date of publication:
2011
Publisher:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Number of pages:
364
Code:
BM441
Reviews
"This is a comprehensive collection of recent research around the topic of poverty reduction, broadly defined, in Indonesia. Poverty is multi-dimensional, and so is this volume, with chapters on just about everything that goes into successful poverty reduction, from growth and pricing policy to employment and migration, to health, education and sanitation, and to social safety nets ... an excellent starting point for anyone working on poverty reduction, broadly conceived, in Indonesia or the region" (Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies).
About the publication
Understanding the nexus between employment, living standards and poverty is a major challenge in Indonesia. Trends in poverty are heavily dependent on labour market opportunities and social spending in education and health. The question is how to create opportunities and spend money wisely - a subject of intense debate in Indonesia. The government has brought a renewed focus to poverty reduction since the end of the Asian financial crisis, especially under the current president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. This book shows how Indonesia is travelling with regard to employment, social policy and poverty. It identifies promising new directions for strategies to alleviate poverty, some of which are already showing results.
Contents
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Employment, Living Standards and Poverty in Contemporary Indonesia
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Preliminary pages
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1. Employment, Living Standards and Poverty: Trends, Policies and Interactions, by Chris Manning, Sudarno Sumarto , authors
- PART I: ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AND TRENDS IN POVERTY: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2. How Good Are Good Transitions for Growth and Poverty? Indonesia since Suharto, for Instance?, by Lant H Pritchett, author
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3. Poverty, Food Prices and Economic Growth in Southeast Asian Perspective, by Peter Warr, author
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4. Accelerating Poverty and Vulnerability Reduction: Trends, Opportunities and Constraints, by Asep Suryahadi, Umbu Reku Raya, Deswanto Marbun, Athia Yumna, authors
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5. Regional Patterns of Poverty: Why Do Some Provinces Perform Better than Others?, by Riyana Miranti, author
- PART II: EMPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION
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6. Indonesian Industrialisation: Jobless Growth?, by Haryo Aswicahyono, Hal Hill, Dionisius Ardiyanto Narjoko, authors
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7. Occupational Choice and Mobility among Migrants to Four Cities, by Sherry Tao Kong, Tadjuddin Noer Effendi, authors
- PART III: EDUCATION AND HEALTH
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8. The Quality of Education: International Standing and Attempts at Improvement, by Daniel Suryadarma, author
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9. Educational Challenges with Special Reference to Islamic Schooling, by Risti Permani, author
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10. What Is Ailing the Health System? Governance, National Policy and the Poor, by Adrian C Hayes, Nida P Harahap, authors
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11. Social Health Insurance: Towards Universal Coverage for the Poor?, by Robert R A Sparrow, author
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12. Sanitation and Health: The Past, the Future and Working Out What Works, by Lisa Cameron, Susan Olivia, authors
- PART IV: CONNECTING WITH THE POOR: GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
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13. The Evolution of Poverty Alleviation Policies: Ideas, Issues and Actors, by Ari Perdana, John Maxwell, authors
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14. Reducing Poverty by Increasing Community and Female Participation, by Vivi Yulaswati, Pungky Sumadi, authors
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15. Targeting of the Poor and Vulnerable, by Vivi Alatas, Ririn Salwa Purnamasari, Matthew Wai-Poi, authors
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16. Social Assistance: Understanding the Gaps, by Lisa Hannigan, author
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Index
