| Employment, Living Standards and Poverty in Contemporary Indonesia Contributor(s): Manning, Chris (Editor), Sumarto, Sudarno (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9814345121 ISBN-13: 9789814345125 Publisher: Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute OUR PRICE: $53.91 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions |
| Dewey: 339.4 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.62 lbs) 386 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |