Understanding the nexus between employment, living standards and poverty is a major challenge in Indonesia. Trends in poverty are heavily dependent on labour market opportunities and social spending in education and health. The question is how to create opportunities and spend money wisely - a subject of intense debate in Indonesia. The government has brought a renewed focus to poverty reduction since the end of the Asian financial crisis, especially under the current president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. This book shows how Indonesia is travelling with regard to employment, social policy and poverty. It identifies promising new directions for strategies to alleviate poverty, some of which are already showing results. Refer to this link for list of supported app: Click here! Buy by Chapter (individual chapters fulfilled in digital format) Preliminary pages 1. Employment, Living Standards and Poverty: Trends, Policies and Interactions PART I: ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AND TRENDS IN POVERTY: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE 2. How Good Are Good Transitions for Growth and Poverty? Indonesia since Suharto, for Instance? 3. Poverty, Food Prices and Economic Growth in Southeast Asian Perspective 4. Accelerating Poverty and Vulnerability Reduction: Trends, Opportunities and Constraints 5. Regional Patterns of Poverty: Why Do Some Provinces Perform Better than Others? PART II: EMPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION 6. Indonesian Industrialisation: Jobless Growth? 7. Occupational Choice and Mobility among Migrants to Four Cities PART III: EDUCATION AND HEALTH 8. The Quality of Education: International Standing and Attempts at Improvement 9. Educational Challenges with Special Reference to Islamic Schooling 10. What Is Ailing the Health System? Governance, National Policy and the Poor 11. Social Health Insurance: Towards Universal Coverage for the Poor? 12. Sanitation and Health: The Past, the Future and Working Out What Works PART IV: CONNECTING WITH THE POOR: GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS 13. The Evolution of Poverty Alleviation Policies: Ideas, Issues and Actors 14. Reducing Poverty by Increasing Community and Female Participation 15. Targeting of the Poor and Vulnerable 16. Social Assistance: Understanding the Gaps Index Subjects:PovertyNumber of Pages: 364Imprint: Institute of Southeast Asian StudiesPublication Date: 40693Format: HB