| Author | Edi Suharto |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-94-33 |
| Subject(s) | Poverty--Research--Indonesia
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-94-33 |
| Abstract | In Indonesia, antipoverty programs have been the major concerns of government policy
agendas. The failure of the growth-oriented development in addressing the problems of
poverty, has called attention to mobilize local resources towards the involvement of local
organizations in poverty alleviation programs. This study is an attempt to identify the
contributions of local organizations to the development of villages, assuming that there would
be higher performance of local organizations in areas where the more developed villages exist.
Villages categorized as poor and non-poor were compared applying variables from the
framework of internal and external pe1formance-level factors. Results from six selected villages
involving 246 respondents revealed that local organizations play an important role in poverty
alleviation programs and serve as a supporting factor in the development of villages. The good
performances of LOs are in management of service, cohesiveness and in attaining goals
regarding health related programs. Even-though, several bottlenecks still hamper their
performance, namely, low participation on the part of the poor, infrequent organizational
communication, and incompetent personnel capabilities. Some of their programs are not in
agreement with the demand of beneficiaries and hence their goals are not successfully achieved.
The concluding remarks recommend to up-date the existing programs and enhance the
effectiveness of delivering such programs, and highlight the need for generating economically
productive activities and for greater popular participation. |
| Year | 1994 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-94-33 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Lund, Ragnhild |
| Examination Committee(s) | Wickramanayake, B.W.E. ;Poudyal, Lokendra P.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Austria ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994 |