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The system of planning and budgeting in Indonesia is undergoing a change, from an input-based system to one based on output and outcome. Information accountability in monitoring and evaluation is a must to support the implementation of a performance-based system as mandated by Law No. 17/2003 on State Finance, and Government Regulation No. 21/2004 on Formulating Ministerial/Institutional Work Plans and Budgets.
With the growing intensity of urban problems, most notably poverty, it is imperative to identify the range of related aspects that help or hinder urban poverty reduction efforts. One emerging aspect is the role of city spatial planning in urban poverty reduction efforts.
East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is one of the provinces in Indonesia with a relatively high poverty rate. For this reason, many poverty reduction programs have been implemented in this region, including microfinance services. This study aims to look at the dynamics of the supply of, and demand for, microfinance services in connection with poverty reduction in NTT.
