Policy Research
Various programs have been initiated to enhance community welfare, including those aimed at improving the people's economy. These efforts have not only been taken up by government but also by NGOs. One of these efforts is through the design of various kinds of rural credit and savings like Kupedes, Simpedes, cooperatives or via microfinance programs like SAADP.
The role of regional government in poverty reduction has become increasingly important since the implementation of regional autonomy in 2001. Since then, a number of public policies that directly influence the lives of the community have been devolved to the district governments.
The impact of supermarkets (including hypermarkets) on the existence of traditional markets has recently become a topic of heated public debate. The 1998 liberalization of the retail trade sector provided the impetus for the emergence of various foreign supermarket chains in Indonesia.
Why must an exit strategy be considered? The lack of an exit strategy may result in inefficient use of resources and in the end may mean that the activity fails to empower its target group.
The Specific Allocation Fund (DAK) is one of the mechanisms of transferring funds from the central to regional governments, aiming among other things, to increase the availability of physical facilities and infrastructure in the regions in accordance with national priorities as well as decrease the discrepancy in growth rates between regions and between service sectors.
