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Unpacking the contestation surrounding the politics of social impact measurement allows for the development of consistent approaches. This chapter offers a brief history of the existing approaches in social impact measurement in Indonesia. It will show that despite the shift from a state-centred to private sector focus (including the third sector), the involvement of beneficiaries in social impact measurement is often neglected. The chapter will argue for the need to revisit strategies and policies regarding social impact measurement in Indonesia, by further showing the importance of participatory, multi-stakeholder, and beneficiary-centred approaches. It finishes with several recommendations for the government, the private, and the third sectors and discuss how the Sustainable Development Goals can support these participatory, community-focused recommendations [Relevant SDGs: SDG17: Partnerships for the Goals].
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President Suharto’s (the second Indonesian president) government between 1966–1998 was characterized as the ‘New Order’ by the administration. This was to show a break from the ‘Old Order’ of President Sukarno’s administration (1945–1966). The New Order departed from the expensive high-profile international projects that were central to the ‘Old Order’, for example, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), as well as the Games of Emerging Forces (GANEFO). The New Order focused more on poverty reduction initiatives and the improvement of the country’s economy.
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Margiono, A., Mursitama, T.N., Wulandari, R. (2022). The Politics of Social Impact Measurement in Indonesia. In: Hazenberg, R., Paterson-Young, C. (eds) Social Impact Measurement for a Sustainable Future. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83152-3_8
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