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

1. Introduction -- 2. Employment and inclusive growth : a development perspective -- 3. Macroeconomic policy, growth and employment -- 4. Structural transformation and productive employment creation : alternative pathways -- 5. Rights-based approach to employment -- 6. Human capital and...