Reorientasi Kebijakan UMKM di Era Asia China Free Trade Area (ACFTA)

Most of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) worried after government implementing the Asia China Free Trade Area (ACFTA). This agreement pushed down the import tariff from five percent to zero percent. Chinas products and local product compete in market without government protection. Chinas products will dominate market share due to the lowness of local products competitiveness. In several years, deindustrialization potentially happens in Indonesia. Government should reorient the SMEs development policy to minimize negative impact of ACFTA. It can be done by supporting local potential commodities, revitalizing capital loan policy, and synergy between government and others stakeholders to develop SMEs

Revitalisasi Model Penanganan Anak Jalanan di Rumah Singgah

The existence of a shelter actually has a strategic role for the handling of street children problems. Unfortunately, the shelter management is still conducted partially, therefore it is not effective in reducing the problem of street children. Thus, it is crucial to revitalize the model in handling street children problems. This paper offers approaches for improving the effectiveness of the shelter through the improvement in the aspects of input, process and termination. In addition, this paper also emphasizes the importance of reinforcing synergies among stakeholders in handling of street children problems

Kebijakan Upah Minimum yang Akomodatif

In attempting to mediate conflict of interest between labours and enterprises, the government set up a regional-base minimum wage. Such policy, however suffer from some flows. Having demonstrate the flows, this article offers some measures to improve it

Mewujudkan Kebijakan Pertanian yang Pro-Petani

As an agrarian country, Indonesia needs to develop its agricultural products. Related to this, the Indonesian farmers have signifcant roles on the development of agriculture in Indonesia. Nonetheless, previous agricultural policies have failed to obtain the goals. Another consequence befell to the farmers that have been marginalized. To respond the problems, a new agricultural policy needs to be created. This article show important considerations to establish the new pro-farmer agricultural policy in Indonesi

Connecting beyond ‘Community’: Recasting the Power of Social Capital on Collective Action in Indonesian MSMEs

The purpose of this article is to look into the functions of community in running capitalism at the micro-level through Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as well as the effects on the collective well-being of the members. The concept of community-welfare capitalism is used and re-examined in this article. The term “community-welfare capitalism” refers to a form of capitalism that stems from grassroots communities in Indonesia and other Asian countries. Based on our empirical findings on three MSMEs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, it is argued that, while the majority of works of literature emphasizes the importance of the community in providing informal social protection, our findings confirm that the community's role extends beyond social care to include economic security through collaborative business development. Because Indonesia is currently struggling to achieve inclusive welfare, our conclusion of community-welfare capitalism emphasizes the importance of informal support for social redistribution. As a result, it has been demonstrated that the community-welfare capitalism system, which includes MSMEs, can assist formal welfare institutions in integrating unabsorbed social risk during these difficult times

Kebijakan Upah Minimum yang Akomodatif

In attempting to mediate conflict of interest between labours and enterprises, the government set up a regional-base minimum wage. Such policy, however suffer from some flows. Having demonstrate the flows, this article offers some measures to improve it

Peningkatan Kapabilitas Pemasaran Pascabencana Bagi Perempuan Hunian Tetap Pager Jurang, Sleman, Yogyakarta

Disaster is a natural phenomenon which has become part of everyday human life. The amount of material and non-material losses arising from any catastrophic event raises concerns together. Women are one of the most vulnerable people to disaster. However, women have shown their potential capability to become agents of change if managed purposely. Women Pager Jurang, Sleman, Yogyakarta have done a good adaptation in post-disaster life by developing entrepreneurial skill in selling food products and crafts to increase their income. However, marketing knowledge has become their constraints to make their efforts sustained. This paper aims to describe community service activities in order to improve the capability of women in marketing knowledge. The activity used for community service were included training on marketing, financial capital, and institution, advocacy, and community assistance. The program has shown positive impacts on the marketing capability and networking for women in Pager Jurang

Badan Perwakilan Desa: Harapan Bagi Pembaharuan Desa

A stepforward in institutiorzalising democratic governance at the grass-roots level has been marked with the establishment of village representative body (Badan Perwakilan Desa, known as BPD). This article spells out various expectation embedded within such initiatives and assesses how the BPD lead to a more comprehensizie political reform at a grass roots level in Indonesia

Badan Perwakilan Desa: Harapan Bagi Pembaharuan Desa

A stepforward in institutiorzalising democratic governance at the grass-roots level has been marked with the establishment of village representative body (Badan Perwakilan Desa, known as BPD). This article spells out various expectation embedded within such initiatives and assesses how the BPD lead to a more comprehensizie political reform at a grass roots level in Indonesia

Collective Capability in Urban Community Empowerment: Analysis of Kelompok Usaha Bersama in Yogyakarta City

Community empowerment in the urban context has become a public discourse in the urban development perspective. Participation, inclusiveness, and collaboration encourage community empowerment in achieving equal urban welfare. This paper focuses on Kelompok Usaha Bersama or Joint Business Group (KUBE) community empowerment program, an initiative of the central government in collaboration with local stakeholders. The implementation of the KUBE program, which was specifically assigned, was examined in the Yogyakarta city area. By using the collective capability approach as a research lens, two findings were raised. First, the implementation of KUBE in Yogyakarta is an illustration of community empowerment policies in translating collective capabilities. Second, in realizing collective capability, an agency is required in the form of collective awareness and strong leadership