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The economic impact of tourism in Indonesia
(United Nations, 1991)
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 ...
Improving the access of women to formal credit and financial institutions : windows of opportunity
(United Nations, 1995)
<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 ...
A pilot study on the alleviation of poverty in remote communities in Indonesia
(United Nations, 1999)
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 ...
Upland economy in Java : a perspective of a soybean-based farming system
(CGPRT Centre, 1990)
<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, ...
Women in Indonesia : a country profile
(United Nations, 1998)
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, ...
Mineral investment conditions in selected countries of the Asia-Pacific region
(United Nations, 1992)
<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 ...
Role of the informal service sector in urban poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>ESCAP implemented a project on the “Role of the informal service sector in poverty alleviation”, with generous financial support from the Government of Netherlands. The project focused on petty trading, ...
Farmers and traders in a chaning maize market in East Java
(CGPRT Centre Monograph, 1996)
<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 ...
Local soybean economies and government policies in Thailand and Indonesia
(CGPRT Centre, 1992)
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 ...
Transport and communication interventions in the alleviation of poverty
(United Nations, 1997)
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 ...