Latest Publications

Sharing Knowledge on Community-Driven Development in Indonesia: An Assessment of the Neighborhood Upgrading and Shelter Sector Project

July, 2014 | M. Sulton Mawardi, Muhammad Syukri
The study examined the extent to which the project contributed to improvements in service delivery and governance in the beneficiary communities.

Manusia Gerobak: A Study on the Tactics Adopted by Jatinegara’s Waste Collectors amid Urban Poverty

June, 2014 | Abdul Ghofur
Through this study, the researcher shows that manusia gerobak, as part of the poor, are active subjects and have developed tactics that are both creative and manipulative in order to survive.
Poverty

The Evolving Composition of Poverty in Middle-Income Countries: The Case of Indonesia, 1991–2007

June, 2014 | Andy Sumner
The paper reviews the long-run empirical research on poverty in Indonesia published over the last decade since the Asian financial crisis.

Revealing the Existence and Lives of Female Household Heads

June, 2014 | Asep Suryahadi, Akhmadi , Hastuti , Niken Kusumawardhani, Rahmitha , Widjajanti Isdijoso, Nila Warda, Gracia Hadiwidjaja, PEKKA

Seeking a Way Out of Poverty In East Java, North Maluku, and West Timor

May, 2014 | Ruly Marianti
The study explores the community’s understanding of the condition of their welfare and the experiences associated with the ups and downs of welfare.