Agricultural Transformation, Economic Growth, and Poverty in Indonesia

This paper explores the link between agricultural transformation, economic growth and poverty in Indonesia. Based on descriptive analysis, it shows that the Indonesia's economic growth and poverty reduction performance are more influenced by the service sector than the agriculture sector. The two major challenges to implement agricultural transformation in Indonesia are the limited availability of land and agricultural contract issue. To address these challenges, a gradual change is the best solution. The fixed rent scheme should be introduced properly to the society so as to increase the agricultural production, while support from the government is needed to help the smallholder's farmers to avoid povert

Economic Transformation: the New Spiritual Leadership Model in Blimbingsari Village Jembrana Bali

A spiritual leader can appear in any situation. It can not be just a genetic theory that allows a person to be a spiritual leader but is supported by social theory and ecological theory. In addition to the above theory, there is one more the most fundamental theory of the emergence of a spiritual leader of Divine theory.    The aim of this study is to identify the meaning of spiritual leadership in Blimbingsari Village, to identify the principle of spiritual leadership in Blimbingsari Village, and to analyze what does the spiritual Leader do to the economic transformation of Blimbingsari village.    The methodology used is qualitative with data collection techniques are participant observation or participatory nature of direct involvement, interview, literature review, case study, and documentation.  Village leaders Blimbingsari always increase leadership capacity through the intervention of the factors of spiritual values, work ethics, social capital, and entrepreneurial factors. These factors are growing in the middle of the village of Blimbingsari understood as a pattern of beliefs, values, and behaviors and leaders as agents of change do the role and relationship with the community intensive because it is influenced by historical trends, social attitudes, and socioeconomic factors

CHALLENGES FOR ROMANIAN ECONOMY AS AN EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES

Romanian economy is in an ongoing transformation process starting with 1990. These involve changes of legislation, institutions, human perceptions of economic activity and productivity in order to fulfill the new challenges. Transformation process have gaEuropean Union, economic integration, welfare

Structural Transformation in Developed and Developing Countries

Differences in key features of the development process across rich and poor countries can provide clues to the sources of the large variation of cross-country income. Kuznets included structural transformation as one of six stylized facts of economic development, nding that developed countries all followed the same process. In this paper, I compare structural transformation processes in developed and developing countries. I nd that developing countries follow distinct structural transformation paths that deviate from that followed by developed countries. A puzzling nding is the presence of substantial sectoral changes during times of economic stagnation or decline. --Africa,Asia,Latin America,Structural Transformation,Economic Development,Structural Change

Chicago's economic transformation: past and future

Chicago (Ill.) ; Economic development - Midwest

Industrialization, Exports and the Developmental State in Africa: The Case for Transformation

This essay explores the role of the state in promoting exports and industrialization in the quest for transformation of African economies. It does this by exploring the role of trade in African economies followed by a brief look at the East Asian Developmental state. This is followed by an examination of why many African states have failed at being drivers of transformation. It concludes by examining the potential role of African states in a project of transformation as well as the available avenues and resources for transformation. JEL Categories: O1; O2; O3; N17; N47; N57; N67; N77.Africa; economic development; economic history; exports; industrialization; transformation;.

2010 State New Economy Index

Measures states' economic structures on twenty-six indicators of their competitiveness in the New Economy: the prominence of knowledge jobs, globalization, economic dynamism, transformation to a digital economy, and technological innovation capacity

Romania: comparative advantage in foreign trade and the achievement of a solid catchingup growth in the future

The systemic transformation from centrally planned system to market economy in Romania began 16 years ago. The market–oriented reforms involved a radical change of economic policies. The list of these changes is extremely large but the proposed prescription of systemic transformation has established at least six key policy measures: macroeconomic stabilization; internal liberalization; removal of restrictions on trade and foreign direct investment-the so called external liberalization; privatization of state owned enterprises; development of a new private sector; establishment of a market supportive legal framework. The outcome of Romania’s economic performance during transition remains until now somewhat puzzling.Romanian economy, comparative advantage, economic transformation, market economy

High Tech and High Touch: Headhunting, Technology, and Economic Transformation

[Excerpt] In High Tech and High Touch, James E. Coverdill and William Finlay invite readers into the dynamic world of headhunters, personnel professionals who acquire talent for businesses and other organizations on a contingent-fee basis. In a high-tech world where social media platforms have simplified direct contact between employers and job seekers, Coverdill and Finlay acknowledge, it is relatively easy to find large numbers of apparently qualified candidates. However, the authors demonstrate that headhunters serve a valuable purpose in bringing high-touch search into the labor market: they help parties on both sides of the transaction to define their needs and articulate what they have to offer. As well as providing valuable information for sociologists and economists, High Tech and High Touch demonstrates how headhunters approach practical issues such as identifying and attracting candidates; how they solicit, secure, and evaluate search assignments from client companies; and how they strive to broker interactions between candidates and clients to maximize the likelihood that the right people land in the right jobs