Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
In this paper we use repeated cross-sectional data from Indonesia for the years 1986 to 1998 to examine two inter-related questions.
The research team observed and recorded a significant part of the economic activities of the village community in Buyut, and especially those associated with the rattan industry The study set out to concentrate on the following three areas: to examine the impact of economic activities in other villages in the surrounding area on the economic life of Buyut; to assess the impact of non-farm economic pursuits on agricultural ac
The system of industrial relations in Indonesia is undergoing a transition from a heavily centralized and government-controlled system, to a more decentralized system where employers and employees negotiate the terms and conditions of employment at the enterprise level. However, many components are still influenced by the paternalistic central government practices of the past.
Indonesia's decentralization reform is now in its third year of implementation. The 'big bang' start marked the transfer of resources -assets, personnel and finances- to the regions to compensate for the added authorities and functions. While the speed and size of the changes to formal structure have been phenomenal, the adjustment of non-formal institutional settings is likely to take a long time.
Infrastructures play a crucial role in economic development and poverty reduction. The economic crisis in 1997-98 severely curtailed the government’s capacity to maintain existing infrastructures, negativelyimpacted the prospects for future economic development and poverty reduction in the country.
