Rethinking Of Development Of Worker Co-operatives In Indonesia

Menghadapi era globalisasi berbagai bisnis/profesi masyarakat Indonesia terancam oleh masuknya pendatang luar negeri yang memiliki sumberdaya yang lebih mampu dan professional. Hasil program dalam peningkatan kualitas sumberdaya manusia masih belum optimal tanpa adanya kegiatan sinergi diantara sumberdaya manusia dalam bisnis/profesi tertentu dalam isu-isu yang yang ada di dalamnya, karena isu tersebut tidak hanya rendahnya kinerja yang kompetitif pada sumberdaya internal tetapi juga bagaimana memperkuat posisi tawar, kemudian konsep koperasi antar manusia juga relevan dan bagaimanapun sangat penting untuk diperkenalkan pada masyarakat Indonesia. Koperasi pekerja sudah terkenal dan banyak dikembangkan di negara maju dan beberapa negara berkembang, akan tetapi masih belum diaplikasikan di Indonesia. Koperasi Pekerja masih rancu dengan istilah Koperasi Karyawan yang menyebabkan pentingnya koperasi pekerja dikaji lebih lanjut. Terdapat perbedaan antara kedua koperasi tersebut. Kata Kunci: Koperasi pekerja, Daya tawar, Sumberdaya Manusi

Rethinking the Exchange Rate Disconnect Puzzle Theory in ASEAN-6

The theory of the exchange rate disconnect puzzle provides evidence of the instability of exchange rate relationship with macroeconomic fundamentals. This study will analyse the enactment of the theory of the exchange rate disconnect puzzle with the macroeconomic fundamental phenomenon in affecting the exchange rate movements in the ASEAN-6. The method of analysis Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) with panel data is used to provide an explanation for the existence of the theory of the exchange rate puzzle disconnect. Results the analysis showed the relationship between macroeconomic fundamentals through proxies of the monetary approach affect to exchange rate movements in the ASEAN-6

Studi Kesinambungan Fiskal pada Variabel Makro Ekonomi Indonesia: Analisis VAR

This research was identify determine the fiscal structure formation and the impact of foreign debt on fiscal sustainabilityin Indonesia. The model is described by a variable fiscal sustainability of foreign debt and fiscal macro variables as independent variables. Empirically, this model using time series data in the form of quarterly data began in 2004.I - 2012.IV, the focus of this study using two methods of analysis: descriptive narrative qualitative analysis and causal analysis using VAR (Vector Auto Regressive). The results of this study demonstrated through two tests of hypotheses, which test the IR (Impulse Response) and VD (Variance Decomposition). IR estimation results indicate that there are reciprocal relationship among SBI, foreign debt and oil price. The VD test indicate that SBI, inflation and oil price are more dominant in influencing fiscal sustainability in Indonesia

Kajian Pemetaan Dan Optimalisasi Potensi Pajak Dalam Rangka Meningkatkan Pendapatan Asli Daerah (Pad) Di Kabupaten Jember

In autonomy concept of area, local government has important role in arranging and managing its own area, including financial management, which is decanted in UU No 32 and 33 2004. Regulation of local government expected to be more can dig potency of source of acceptance of area in defraying all activities development of area through make-up of Local Real Earning. Source of acceptance of the LRE can be conducted through intensification and extensification tax area and retribution. In Jember regency, acceptance of area tax was not optimal result while compared to local retribution. In 2003 – 2006, percentage of local tax contribution showed 28,30%, it has lower value than local retribution which has 44,33% (APBD, 2003-2006). Therefore, it requires to be identified local tax optimalization through previous problems evaluation, so that in turn can be formulated government policies precisely. The empirical result of this study indicated that in Jember regency, type of low potential tax are hotel and restaurant, amusement, entertainment and light road. Other case, dig tax on group C has potential local earning. Society perception on influence factor of tax earning optimalization is institutional factor which appeared 55%, considering on imperfect law enforcement and administrative system. The importance of policy recommendations is local tax management which reach 62% through innovation on imposition tax system and improvement of human resource quality through training and education

Potential Development of Cattle Business in Farming System in Lima Puluh Kota, West Sumatera

The increasing demand for livestock product recently needs proper development of livestock business, included cattle business, that has big contribution toward meat commodity. This research was aimed to: 1) analyze the support from natural and human resources for developing cattle business, and 2) analyze the development program for cattle business. The method used in this research were survey and observation, this research was divided into 2 stages, those were 1) identification and analytical of potential development cattle business, and 2) analysis of development program for cattle business. The result of this research showed that community cattle business in Lima Puluh Kota can intensively manage seedling cultivation. It can be found that some areas were known as cattle business basis, like Luak, Lareh Sago Halaban, Situjuah Limo Nagari, and Bukit Barisan district. Lima Puluh Kota still accommodate about 25.481,19 AU, spread in 3 areas, those were Pangkalan Koto Baru, Lareh Sago Halaban, and Luak districts. Evaluation showed that program executed in Situjuah district was better than those in Luak and Lareh Sago Halaban district. Keywords: Area potential, Development of cattle business, Lima Puluh Kota, West Sumater

Transformasi Kelembagaan Kepemilikan Tanah Desa Klompangan Kabupaten Jember

This research is intended to explore pattern of institutional transformation of land ownership in Klompangan Village, Jember Regency in line with the increase of the local development dynamics and the strategy for managing the institutional transformation. Moreover, this article is directed to explore pattern of institutional transformation by considering rural economic actors as the subjects, ignoring whether they are as demand of constituents or supply of institutions. The methodology used in this research was in-depth interview and focus group discussion (FGD) in order to obtain deep information on the process of institutional transformation in every area of the study. The research analysis applied quantitative approach, so it could portray the entire problems of institutional transformation. In institutional transformation of land ownership in Klompangan Village, there was a tendency of pattern transformation of land ownership by villagers as a result of UUPA/1960 penetration. In addition, the land ownership became narrower and narrower that squeezed the ownership due to land transaction reaching 5% of the land owned by out-of-village people. Meanwhile, the handover of land ownership was caused by life need factor, low bargaining position of farmers and urbanization. In other words, the handover of land ownership was prompted by demand of constituents. Keywords: Transformation, Institutional, Land ownership, Rural econom

The strength of alkali-activated slag/fly ash mortar blends at ambient temperature

The implementation of sustainable development in civil engineering society has led to the use of new materials with low environmental impact. Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is the primary material in the production of traditional concrete. However, the manufacturing of OPC has led to environmental concerns over the production of CO2. The use of fly ash and slag, the most commonly used industrial by-products, as replacements for PC, has helped to reduce these CO2 emission. Recent research has also shown that it is possible to use fly ash or slag as a sole binder in concrete by activating them with alkali components through a polymerization process. However, the main issue of the use of fly ash as a replacement material for cement is the need of heat curing regime to achieve structural integrity. While, the standard curing regime used for OPC concrete can be applied to the alkali-activated slag (AAS) due to the similar characteristic of the hydration product. This paper reports the detail of the experimental work that has been undertaken to investigate the strength of AAS/fly ash (AASF) mortar blends. The AASF specimens were prepared using a mix of ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) and low calcium class F fly ash activated by high alkaline solution. The mix compositions of slag to fly ash were 1:0, 0.9:0.1, 0.8:0.2, 0.7:0.3, 0.6:0.4 and 0.5:0.5, respectively. The standard curing regime at ambient temperature was applied. The results showed that the mix proportion of 0.5 slag : 0.5 fly ash produced the best strength results. The standard deviation values also reduced along with the increase of fly ash content indicating an improved stability of the specimens. It also suggested that 0.5 slag : 0.5 fly ash blend could provide a solution for the need of heat curing for fly ash-based geopolymer

Strength of alkali activated slag and fly ash-based geopolymer mortar

This paper presents a summary of experimental work that has been conducted to compare the strength of two types of alkali activated cementitious materials, i.e. an alkali activated slag (AAS) and a fly ash based geopolymer, using two alkaline activators. One type of mortar was prepared with fly ash and another with slag, both activated by high concentration alkali solution over a range of activator modulus. The use of two different types of fly ash was also employed to determine the influence of chemical composition on compressive strength. Microstructure studies were conducted using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX) to determine the microstructure characteristics for both materials. Both the AAS and the fly ash based geopolymer mortar had greater early strength than the OPC mortar and comparable ultimate strength. The reduction in the compressive strength at the higher activator modulus between the two fly ash mortars is attributed to the higher concentration of Silicate (Si) in the fly ash which resulted in unreacted Si remaining following the reaction phase

Long term performance of alkali activated slag concrete

This paper reports on an experimental program investigating the durability and mechanical properties of alkalit activated slag concrete (AASC). The AASC was prepared using ground granulated blast furnace slag activated by high concentration alkali solution. The mechanical properties were determined by compressive strength and elastic modulus. The durability characteristics of AASC developed a comparable strength to Portland Cement (PC) concrete over the short term. However, the material displayed an increase in voids, as well as a reduction of velocity over time. This could lead to the material displaying inferior performance over longer periods of time