Poverty and Inequality Analysis
The results of a 2011 SMERU study on urban spatial poverty and the relationship between city spatial planning and efforts to reduce poverty in Kota (the City of) Surakarta and Kota Makassar suggest that there is only a limited understanding by stakeholders, particularly the local government work units (SKPD), of the relationship between the elements of spatial planning and efforts to reduce poverty.
- Inequality has been on the rise on Indonesia during the last decade
- rising inequality is harmful for the societal stability because it increases the probability of routine violence, etnic violence, and violent crime.
- riising inquality must be urgnetly addresssed in development agendas to ensure that Indonesia continues to grow and sustain a stable democracy.
- Inequality has been on the rise on Indonesia during the last decade
- Consumption inequality (inequality on how much households spend) affects future economic growth
- Increases in education inequality (inequality on levels of educational attainment) have dire consequences for future unemployment rate
- Rising inequality poses significant risk for the economy and human development
This newsletter edition examines the effectiveness of integrating a women’s empowerment approach into poverty reduction programs in Indonesia, with a main focus on social protection programs.
With the establishment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the issue of child poverty has re-emerged. Like other vulnerable groups, children is one of the groups that is most affected by poverty and will be affected for a long term. Because children experience various forms of deprivation, a holistic intervention is required in order to improve their welfare status.
