Abstract
Before the onset of the economic crisis in mid-1997, Indonesia was one of the most rapidly growing economies in the world. This rapid growth had generated an unprecedented reduction in poverty within a remarkably short period of time.2 Between 1970 and 1996, absolute poverty fell by around 50 percentage points, accompanied by substantial gains in education and health standards. In the first half of the 1990s, GDP grew at an average annual rate of 7 per cent, and the poverty rate fell dramatically from 32.7 per cent in 1990 to 17.4 per cent by 1996 (Suryadarma et al., 2005).
This chapter is based on several papers co-authored with Lant Pritchett, Emmanuel Skoufias and Wenefrida Widyanti. We are grateful to BPS and UNICEF for the use of data. Sudarno would like to thank Edward Anderson for his constructive suggestions, and participants at the workshop in Addis Ababa on “Addressing Inequalities: Policies for Inclusive Development” made helpful comments. The authors retain responsibility for errors. A full listing of publications by SMERU researchers and co-authors can be found on the SMERU Research Institute website: www.smeru.or.id
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Sumarto, S., Suryahadi, A., Bazzi, S. (2008). Indonesia’s Social Protection during and after the Crisis. In: Barrientos, A., Hulme, D. (eds) Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest. Palgrave Studies in Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-0-230-58309-2_6
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