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Policy, practice, pride and prejudice: review of legal, environmental and social practices of oil palm plantation companies of the Wilmar group in Sambas district, West Kalimantan (Indonesia)
Friends of the Earth International, 2007This report presents a review of the environmental, social and legal policies and actual practices of three oil palm plantation companies related to the Wilmar Group, a large corporate conglomerate with its origins in Indonesia.DocumentGovernance in Indonesia: a conclusion from the public forum on governance in Indonesia
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007This paper debates the issue of good governance in the context of Indonesia’s recent transformations. The key areas of focus are public sector reform, corporate governance and decentralisation. The authors argue that all significant transformation happening in the post-Soeharto era can be clearly attributed to democratisation. Three examples are mentioned:DocumentThe impact of terrorism on Bali’s informal tourism sector
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Tourism is growing steadily in many developing countries. Prices for long-haul flights are decreasing, and governments and donors encourage tourism as a way to increase foreign exchange, employment and income. However, tourism is prone to risk from uncontrollable ‘shocks’, such as health scares, terrorist attacks and natural disasters.DocumentLiving in the background: home-based women workers and poverty persistence
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007This paper examines the relationship between home-based work and persistent poverty in certain parts of South and South East Asia. The author argues that an expanded conception of social protection is needed if poverty prevention initiatives are to be effective in the case of home-based women workers.DocumentImpact of supermarkets on traditional markets and retailers in Indonesia's urban centers
SMERU Research Institute, Indonesia, 2007What is the impact of supermarkets on traditional markets in Indonesian urban centres? To answer this question, this paper draws on qualitative and quantitative methods to examine five traditional markets. Data analysis points to:DocumentLocal conflict and development projects in Indonesia: part of the problem or part of a solution?
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2007It is a common assumption that development projects can help reduce conflict by promoting economic progress and reducing inequality.DocumentChanges in population structure and household consumption inequality in Jakarta-West Java and Central Java
The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, 2006This paper discusses income distribution in Java with a particular emphasis on factors that affect consumption inequality in Indonesia. The document reviews existing works on inequality and relates this to income and population structure by analysing official census data.DocumentIdeas and power: academic economists and the making of economic policy
School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2007This paper looks at the role of academic economists and of economic policy think tanks in providing policy advice and (indirectly) on economic policy in South Africa over the period from the mid-1980s to date. The origins of the ideas that feed into economic policy and development strategy are assessed in general and in South Africa’s case.DocumentManaging resources to build back and create a better future for Nias : Nias public expenditure analysis 2007
World Bank Publications, 2007Already one of the poorest regions in Indonesia, the island of Nias was badly affected by the twin disasters of the 26 December 2004 tsunami and a devastating earthquake that struck three months later, on 28 March 2005. Almost 1,000 lives were lost in the two disasters and buildings and infrastructure were destroyed in coastal areas and across the island.DocumentDecentralising inequality? center-periphery relations, local governance, and conflict in Aceh
World Bank Publications, 2006This paper challenges the notion that addressing center-periphery inequality will in itself result in sustainable peace in Aceh. It particularly draws on data from the Aceh Public Expenditure Analysis (APEA) and fieldwork associated with the World Bank’s support to the current Aceh peace process.Pages
