Latest Publications

Governance and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Newly Decentralized Indonesia

March, 2004 | Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi, Alex Arifianto
This study is the first attempt to systematically examine the impact of bad governance practices in Indonesia on poverty reduction. Indonesia is a country that has endured bad governance for a long period, but has also sustained significant poverty reduction.

The Role of Agricultural Growth in Poverty Reduction in Indonesia

January, 2004 | Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto
This study finds that agricultural growth is the largest factor behind the poverty reduction.

Book I: Mapping the Efforts to Strengthen Micro/Small Enterprises at the Central Level, 1997–2003

December, 2003 | Hastuti , Rizki Fillaili, Agus Priyambada, Akhmadi , Bambang Sulaksono, Hariyanti Sadaly, Vita Febriany, Wawan Munawar

Book II: Efforts to Strengthen Micro Enterprises to Improve Women’s Economy (Sukabumi, Bantul, Kebumen, Padang, Surabaya, and Makassar)

December, 2003 | Asep Suryahadi, Akhmadi , Bambang Sulaksono, Hastuti , Vita Febriany, Sudarno Sumarto, Rima Prama Artha, Daniel Perwira, Sri Kusumastuti Rahayu, Wawan Munawar, Rizki Fillaili

A Reflection on the Implementation of Regional Autonomy and Sustainable Natural Resources Management

December, 2003 | The SMERU Research Institute