The decline of oil prices starting in 1986 greatly influenced the Government of Indonesia to change rapidly its policy of relying on oil to non-oil exports as a source of foreign exchange earnings. Foreign exchange is ...

<p>The paper provides a regional overview of lessons from selected developing countries of the Asian and Pacific region where there has been extensive experience in poverty alleviation through credit programmes focusing ...

The pilot study on strategies to mitigate the effects of physical isolation on remote island communities. Indonesia was chosen as the location for the pilot study. Adequate transport improves living standards through access ...

<p>In the developing economies of Asia, palawija crops have a dual role. Palawija crops provide a majorsource of employment, income and nutrition for a large number ofruralpeople, particularly in marginal areas. As well, ...

Presents some descriptive information on women's role and status in Indonesia as well as statistical data. The aim is to propose additional measures to further enhance the participation of women in education, health, ...

<p>This study was prepared by the ESCAP/UNDP project Economic Restructuring and International Trade in the Mineral Commodities Sector (RAS/089/027) by a team from the Centre for Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy ofthe ...

<p>ESCAP implemented a project on the &ldquo;Role of the informal service sector in poverty alleviation&rdquo;, with generous financial support from the Government of Netherlands. The project focused on petty trading, ...

<p>In recent years the so-called institutional aspects of markets are receiving more attention. In part the expanded attention for institutional explanations of markets is a counter movement against the rigid analysis of ...

The present collection of studies brought together in this volume is rather unique. The Centre has engaged for some time in identifying competitive advantage and comparative advantage among CGPRT Crops. Usually such studies ...

The ESCAP secretariat undertook a review of five case studies in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines where interventions in the transport sector contributed substantially or played a catalytic role ...