During the COVID-19 pandemic, all regions in Indonesia have had negative economic growth. It also increased the poverty … rate in the country. The government must allocate pro-growth and poverty reduction programs to maintain economic growth and … simultaneously reduce poverty. This study aims to measure the relative efficiency of pro-growth poverty reduction spending of local …

This chapter addresses the unrelenting pessimism in Asian Drama about Indonesia's development prospects. This pessimism … Dutch colonial policies) and the extreme poverty witnessed in rural areas. Using historical and modern data on the …

"Indonesia has an impressive record of economic growth and poverty reduction over the past two decades. The growth-poverty …/kabupatens), however, reveal huge differences in poverty changes, subnational economic growth, and local attributes. Results of econometric …. Thus, while fostering economic growth is evidently crucial, a more complete poverty reduction strategy should take into …