Latest Publications

2002 Annual Report

July, 2003 | The SMERU Research Institute

Safety Nets or Safety Ropes? Dynamic Benefit Incidence of Two Crisis Programs in Indonesia

July, 2003 | Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi, Lant Pritchett
Using panel data we compare the static and dynamic benefit incidence of two programs: sales of subsidized rice targeted on administrative criteria and a set of public employment schemes based on self-selection targeting.

Local Politics in the Decentralization Era: Towards People’s Autonomy

July, 2003 | Syaikhu Usman

Indonesia's Transition to Decentralized Governance: An Evolution at the Local Level

June, 2003 | Widjajanti Isdijoso
This paper highlights the dynamics of the implementation of decentralization reform at the local level and some related issues and concerns.

Rice for Poor Families (RASKIN): Did the 2002 Program Operate Effectively? Evidence from Bengkulu and Karawang

June, 2003 | Hastuti , John Maxwell