Publications

The general theme of this 11th IRSA Book is “Regional Development, Natural Resources and Public Goods in Indonesia during the Global Financial Crisis”. The main goal in choosing this general topic is to examine the dynamics of regional development, exploitation of natural resources and attitudes toward public goods in Indonesia during and after the 2008/2009 global financial crisis. The book is divided into 5 parts: Global Financial Crisis, Regional Development, Poverty, Natural Resources and Public Goods

This book explores opportunities for Indonesia to accelerate national development through regional development and economic integration in Asia. It is organized into four parts: Part I discusses regional development in the era of decentralization. Part II reviews disparities and poverty issues in regional development. Part III examines challenges related to the improvement and expansion of public services from a financial perspective. Part IV explores environmental, human resources, and governance issues in regional development.

The book consists of 14 chapters on recent development of various issues in Indonesia. The book is divided into 4 Parts. Part I concerns on issues related to regional economic disparities. Part II is on agriculture and environment. Part III discusses financial sector development in the country. Finally, Part IV presents status of living conditions of the people in Indonesia.”

This book contains selected papers presented in The Second IRSA International Institute held in Bogor, 21-23 July, 2009. They report important findings from the studies on three big issues of regional development in Indonesia: Problems of Regional Development (Poverty, Unemployment, Disparities, and Sustainability), Political Economics of Regional Development (Spatial Planning and Fiscal Policies), and Prospect of Regional Development (Optimizing Partnership and Local Potential Resources).