Hari Kamis, tanggal 26 April 2013 kemaren, saya mendapat giliran untuk memaparkan ringkasan buku tulisan Dr. Riant Nugroho berjudul “Public Policy: Dinamika Kebijakan, Analisis Kebijakan, Manajemen Kebijakan”. Bagi saya, ada satu hal yang sangat menarik dari buku ini, yakni Bab 1 yang menyebutkan bahwa sejak 2 dasawarsa terakhir…

Japan is a superb example of successful country in almost all dimensions of development. It is interesting to scrutinize methods used in three dimensions of development in Japan , those are, economic, education, and gender / family. Those sectors / dimensions are interrelat…

Globalization means that interrelation among groups and states is completely a logical consequence of globalization. Within such interrelation, misunderstanding, disputes, or even conflicts, are likely to occur. While at individual level, intercultural contact might cause the…

Abstract: This paper examines the importance of (in) equality in reducing poverty from two different viewpoints. World Bank in its annual report argues that inequality does not really matter for alleviating poverty as long as some specific requirements are met. On the contrary, Robert Wade and Simon Maxwell emphasizes that inequal…

Abstract : Sebagai sebuah Negara berkembang, Thailand memiliki banyak kesamaan dengan Indonesia. Namun dalam aspek kebijakan dan kinerja kebijakan, ada beberapa hal yang berbeda, sehingga dapat dijadikan sebagai pelajaran dalam menata kelembagaan dan kebijakan sector publik di Indonesia. Tulisan ini mengkaji beberapa aspek kepemer…

Introduction: World Vision and Difficulties to Attack Rural Poverty IN September 2000, the member states of the United Nations declared to halve the world’s poverty within 15 years.. The UN resolution adopted by the 55th session of General Assembly resolved “ to halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of the world’s people whose i…

Introduction and Focus of Research The importance of agriculture sector in national development of most country in the world is unquestionable, though it has tended to diminish. The role of agriculture sector is not only to provide food supply for the population; it is also functioned as labor creator and income generator for farm…