Growth, employment and poverty reduction in Indonesia / Iyanatul Islam and Anis Chowdhury

Author: Islam, Iyanatul, 1953-
Published: Geneva : International Labour Office, 2009.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 187 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators: Chowdhury, Anis, 1954- and International Labour Office

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English.

Contents

Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; OVERVIEW; 1 THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE INDONESIANLABOUR MARKET; Table 1.1 Growth rate (constant prices), 200107 (%); Figure 1.1 Population below national poverty line, Indonesia, 19902008 (%); Figure 1.2 Depth and severity of poverty, Indonesia, 19902008; Figure 1.3 Gini coefficients, rural and urban areas, Indonesia, 19642007; Figure 1.4 Labour force, 2007 (February); Table 1.2 Changing profile of the labour force; Table 1.3 Labour force participation rate, by gender and area (%); Table 1.4 Changing profile of employment. and Table 1.5 Employment status, by gender, 19902006 (%)Table 1.6 Sector employment, by gender, 19902006 (%); Table 1.7 Unemployment rate, 19862007; Figure 1.5 Unemployment rates old vs new definitions; Figure 1.6 Poverty rate vs unemployment rate, 19962006; Box 1.1 Interpreting Indonesian labour force and employment data some complications due to changes in definitions; Table 1.8 Profile of unemployment, 19902006).

Summary

This timely study examines the impact of policies on growth, employment and poverty reduction in Indonesia, reviewing the periods both before and after the 1997 financial crisis and drawing important implications for today's policy-makers.

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9789221220022 (electronic bk.)
9221220028 (electronic bk.)
922122001X
9789221220015

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and index.

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