While LAC continues its progress towards becoming a middle-class region, in 2013 poverty reduction was slower than in … financial crisis. Driving the lower gains in shared prosperity and poverty reduction is the region's slowing economic growth … crucial role of labor earnings in poverty and inequality reduction, this report analyzes more deeply LAC's labor markets and …

water and sanitation sector in Indonesia. Despite recent gains, there are close to 100 million people without improved … sanitation services can help to ensure that Indonesia not only achieves its service delivery targets, but that water supply and …

Indonesia can build on its impressive track-record of poverty reduction to tackle more ambitious poverty reduction … targets. Indonesia has made impressive gains in reducing poverty, with previously lagging regions catching up, and the …, Indonesia may want to widen its focus beyond extreme poverty by moving from the USD 1.90 2011 PPP poverty line to higher lines …

Government of Indonesia in strengthening its labor market information system (LMIS). The OVO presents the results of one of four …

The current downturn in commodity prices provides an opportunity for Indonesia to shift away from its dependence on … commodity-driven growth towards higher value-added activities in manufacturing and services. However, Indonesia faces both … agreements, especially the TPP, but also from structurally lower global trade growth. In addition, Indonesia's manufacturing …

Indonesia has one of the highest rates of cigarette consumption in the world. Tobacco use heavily burdens population …-recommended levels (at least 70 percent of retail price) and streamlining its tobacco excise tax structure, Indonesia can rapidly cut … smoking rates, save many lives, and boost government revenue. Such policies would contribute to realizing Indonesia …

, to explore the employment conditions and livelihoods of tobacco and clove farmers and kretek rollers in Indonesia. This … tax structure. Section four discusses the employment trends in the tobacco industry in Indonesia, analyzes workers …The objective of this report is to analyze the recent employment trends in the Indonesian tobacco industry and estimate …

Indonesia has been an independent nation for only 70 years, yet it has already reached middle-income status and aims to … international standards to inform Indonesia's current practices and catalyze policy discussions on how to improve its WfD system …. The results summarized below provide a baseline for understanding the current status of the WfD system in Indonesia, as …

Human capital development is at the top of Indonesia's economic development agenda. The National Long-Term Development … goals to be achieved by 2025. As part of this push, the government of Indonesia has taken several steps to build a skilled … of an online job-matching platform. Chapter two discusses the current state of Indonesia's AyoKitaKerja, which is the …

escape poverty; as such, increases in productivity are crucial for improving living standards. Moreover, giving the high … employment structures in Niger; 2) Chapter two discusses employment dynamics and transitions; 3) Chapter three has the analysis … of agricultural employment; 4) Chapter four looks at non-agricultural household enterprises; and 5) Chapter five …