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1. Mengintegrasikan Aspek Spasial Kemiskinan ke dalam Perencanaan Spasial Perkotaan: Solusi untuk Mengatasi Kemiskinan Perkotaan
   Penulis: Lembaga Penelitian SMERU
   Policy Brief, 2012
   Diunggah: 10 Mei 2012
    
2. ADDRESSING URBAN POVERTY
   Increasing Learning on Urban Poverty Reduction in Kota Surakarta and Kota Makassar, Indonesia
   Author(s): The SMERU Research Institute
   Research Report, December 2011
   Uploaded: May 10, 2012
    
3. Rapid Appraisal of the 2011 Data Collection of Social Protection Programs (PPLS 2011)
   Author(s): Hastuti, Syaikhu Usman, Bambang Sulaksono, R. Justin Sodo, Asri Yusrina, Rahmitha, Gracia Hadiwidjaja, Prio Sambodho
   Research Report, December 2011
   Uploaded: May 09, 2012
   
   Kajian Cepat terhadap Pendataan Program Perlindungan Sosial (PPLS) 2011
   Penulis: Hastuti, Syaikhu Usman, Bambang Sulaksono, R. Justin Sodo, Asri Yusrina, Rahmitha, Gracia Hadiwidjaja, Prio Sambodho
   Research Report, November 2011
   Diunggah: 09 Mei 2012
    
4. Financial Consequences of Ill Health and Informal Coping Mechanisms in Indonesia
   Author(s): Robert Sparrow (Australian National University); Ellen Van de Poel (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Gracia Hadiwidjaja, Athia Yumna, Nila Warda, Asep Suryahadi (The SMERU Research Institute)
   Working Paper, April 2012
   Uploaded: April 20, 2012
    
5. Iklim Usaha di Kota Kupang: Kajian Kondisi Perekonomian dan Regulasi Usaha
   Penulis: M. Sulton Mawardi, Deswanto Marbun, Palmira Permata Bachtiar
   Book, Maret 2012
   Diunggah: 18 April 2012
    
6. Bridging Research and Policy Through Evidence-Based Policy Advocacy
   Newsletter No. 32 September-December/2011
   Uploaded: March 09, 2012
   
   Menjembatani Penelitian dan Kebijakan melalui Advokasi Kebijakan Berbasis Bukti
   Buletin No. 32 September-December/2011
   Diunggah: 09 Maret 2012
    
7. Baseline Study for the Socioeconomic Impact of Tamadera Insurance Program in Jakarta
   Author(s): Bambang Soelaksono, Asri Yusrina, Rika Kumala Dewi, Armand Arief Sim, Rahmitha
   Research Report, February 2012
   Uploaded: February 08, 2012
    
8. Gendered risks, poverty, and vulnerability: Case study of the Raskin food subsidy program in Indonesia
   Author(s): Sirojuddin Arif, Muhammad Syukri, Rebecca Holmes (Overseas Development Institute), Vita Febriany
   Research Report, January 2012
   Uploaded: February 08, 2012
    
9. Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia Before and After the Asian Financial Crisis
   Author(s): Asep Suryahadi, Gracia Hadiwidjaja, Sudarno Sumarto
   Working Paper, January 2012
   Uploaded: February 01, 2012
    
10. The political economy of policy-making in Indonesia
    Opportunities for improving the demand for and use of knowledge
    Author(s): Ajoy Datta, Harry Jones, Vita Febriany, Dan Harris, Rika Kumala Dewi, Leni Wild and John Young
    Working Paper, December 2011
    Uploaded: February 01, 2012
     
11. The Role of Social Protection in Tackling Food Insecurity and Under-nutrition in Indonesia A Gendered Approach
    Author(s): Rebecca Holmes (Overseas Development Institute), Vita Febriany, Athia Yumna, and Muhammad Syukri (SMERU Research Institute)
    Research Report, August 2010
    Uploaded: December 16, 2011
     
12. Kondisi Tenaga Kerja Muda Sektor Industri di Perkotaan Terkait Dampak Krisis Keuangan Global 2008/09
    Penulis: Hastuti, Syaikhu Usman, Deswanto Marbun, Alma Arief
    Research Report, Desember 2011
    Diunggah: 09 Desember 2011
     
13. Decentralization and the Governance of Overseas Employment
    Newsletter No. 31 May-July 2011
    Uploaded: December 08, 2011
    
    Desentralisasi dan Tata Kelola Ketenagakerjaan Luar Negeri
    Buletin No. 31 May-July 2011
    Diunggah: 08 Desember 2011
     
14. Annual Report 2010
    Author(s):
    Annual Report, 2011
    Uploaded: December 08, 2011
    
    Laporan Tahunan 2010
    Penulis:
    Annual Report, 2011
    Diunggah: 08 Desember 2011
     
15. Qualitative Impact Study for PNPM Generasi and PKH on the Provision and the Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Services and Basic Education Services in the Provinces of West Java and East Nusa Tenggara
    Author(s): Vita Febriany, Nina Toyamah, Justin Sodo, Sri Budiyati
    Research Report, January 2011
    Uploaded: November 23, 2011
     
16. Kajian Cepat Pelaksanaan Program Bantuan Langsung Tunai (BLT) 2008 dan Evaluasi Penerima Program BLT 2005 di Indonesia
    Penulis: Meuthia Rosfadhila, Nina Toyamah, Bambang Sulaksono, Silvia Devina, Robert Justin Sodo, Muhammad Syukri
    Research Report, Oktober 2011
    Diunggah: 10 November 2011
     
17. 'Conclusion: Coping with the Crisis', in Joan Hardjono, Nuning Akhmadi, and Sudarno Sumarto (eds.), Poverty and Social Protection in Indonesia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
    Author(s): Sudarno Sumarto and Asep Suryahadi
    Article in Journal and Book, 2010
    Uploaded: October 25, 2011
     
18. 'Post-crisis Social Protection Programs in Indonesia', in Joan Hardjono, Nuning Akhmadi, and Sudarno Sumarto (eds.), Poverty and Social Protection in Indonesia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
    Author(s): Sudarno Sumarto and Asep Suryahadi
    Article in Journal and Book, 2010
    Uploaded: October 25, 2011
     
19. 'New Approaches to the Targeting of Social Protection Programs', in Joan Hardjono, Nuning Akhmadi, and Sudarno Sumarto (eds.), Poverty and Social Protection in Indonesia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
    Author(s): Asep Suryahadi, Wenefrida Widyanti, Daniel Suryadarma, and Sudarno Sumarto
    Article in Journal and Book, 2010
    Uploaded: October 25, 2011
     
20. 'The Socio-economic and Health Status of Rural-Urban Migrants in Indonesia', in Xin Meng, Chris Manning, Li Shi, Tadjuddin Noer Effendi (eds.), The Great Migration: Rural-Urban Migration in China and Indonesia, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
    Author(s): Budy P. Resosudarmo, Asep Suryahadi, Raden M. Purnagunawan, Athia Yumna, and Asri Yusrina
    Article in Journal and Book, 2010
    Uploaded: October 25, 2011
     
21. 'The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Consumption Expenditures and Poverty Incidence', in Joan Hardjono, Nuning Akhmadi, and Sudarno Sumarto (eds.), Poverty and Social Protection in Indonesia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
    Author(s): Asep Suryahadi and Sudarno Sumarto
    Article in Journal and Book, 2010
    Uploaded: October 25, 2011
     
22. 'Accelerating Poverty and Vulnerability Reduction: Trends, Opportunities, and Constraints', in Chris Manning and Sudarno Sumarto (eds.), Employment, Living Standards and Poverty in Contemporary Indonesia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
    Author(s): Asep Suryahadi, Umbu Reku Raya, Deswanto Marbun, and Athia Yumna
    Article in Journal and Book, 2011
    Uploaded: October 25, 2011
     
23. 'Survey of Recent Developments', Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 47(2), pp. 155-181
    Author(s): Daniel Suryadarma and Sudarno Sumarto
    Article in Journal and Book, 2011
    Uploaded: October 25, 2011
     
24. The Governance of Indonesian Overseas Employment in the Context of Decentralization
    Author(s): Palmira Permata Bachtiar
    Other Publications, August 2011
    Uploaded: October 19, 2011
     
25. Conference on Research on Child Issues in Indonesia
    Newsletter No. 30 Jan-Apr/2011
    Uploaded: September 30, 2011
     
26. Supporting Local Government in the Governance of Overseas Employment
    Author(s):
    Policy Brief, September 2011
    Uploaded: September 22, 2011
    
    Mendukung Pemerintah Daerah dalam Pengelolaan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia di Luar Negeri
    Penulis:
    Policy Brief,
    Diunggah: 22 September 2011
     
27. The Consequences of Child Market Work on the Growth of Human Capital
    Author(s): Armand A. Sim, Daniel Suryadarma (Australian National University), Asep Suryahadi
    Working Paper, August 2011
    Uploaded: August 24, 2011
     
28. Assessing the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis in Indonesia: What is the Impact on Households in the CBMS Areas in Kota Pekalongan?
    Author(s): Akhmadi, Asri Yusrina, Athia Yumna, Rahmitha
    Working Paper, April 2011
    Uploaded: June 27, 2011
     
29. Monitoring Rumah Tangga Sasaran (RTS) Penerima Program Bantuan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat/Penanggulangan Kemiskinan
    Persepsi RTS terhadap Pelaksanaan dan Manfaat Program: Studi Kasus di Tiga Kelurahan di Provinsi DKI Jakarta
    Penulis: Kerjasama Biro Kesejahteraan Sosial Setda Provinsi DKI Jakarta dengan Lembaga Penelitian SMERU
    Research Report, Mei 2011
    Diunggah: 27 Juni 2011
     
30. A Qualitative Study on the Impact of the 2010 PNPM-Rural in East Java, West Sumatra, and Southeast Sulawesi
    Author(s): Muhammad Syukri, Sulton Mawardi, Akhmadi
    Research Report, June 2011
    Uploaded: June 24, 2011
    
    Studi Kualitatif Dampak PNPM-Perdesaan Tahun 2010 di Provinsi Jawa Timur, Sumatra Barat, dan Sulawesi Tenggara
    Penulis: Muhammad Syukri, Sulton Mawardi, Akhmadi
    Research Report, Juni 2011
    Diunggah: 24 Juni 2011
     
31. The Governance of Indonesian Overseas Employment in the Context of Decentralization
    Author(s): Palmira Permata Bachtiar
    Research Report, August 2011
    Uploaded: June 03, 2011
     
32. The Implementation of the Community-Based Monitoring System in Kota Pekalongan, Indonesia
    Author(s): Akhmadi, Asri Yusrina, Athia Yumna
    Research Report, June 2011
    Uploaded: May 31, 2011
    
    Pelaksanaan Sistem Pemantauan Kesejahteraan oleh Masyarakat (SPKOM) di Kota Pekalongan, Indonesia
    Penulis: Akhmadi, Asri Yusrina, Athia Yumna
    Research Report, Mei 2011
    Diunggah: 31 Mei 2011
     
33. Estimating the National Impact of the Financial Crisis in Indonesia by Combining a Rapid Qualitative Study with Nationally Representative Surveys
    Author(s): Neil McCulloch, Amit Grover
    Working Paper, March 2011
    Uploaded: April 21, 2011
     
34. Social Protection Programs for Poverty Reduction in Indonesia (1999 – 2005)
    Author(s): Widjajanti I. Suharyo, Sri Kusumastuti Rahayu, Wenefrida Widyanti, Sirojuddin Arif
    Research Report, February 2009
    Uploaded: April 21, 2011
     
35. Iklim Usaha di Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara (TTU): Kajian Kondisi Perekonomian dan Regulasi Usaha
    Penulis: Deswanto Marbun, Palmira P. Bachtiar, Sulton Mawardi
    Research Report, Oktober 2009
    Diunggah: 07 April 2011
     
36. Iklim Usaha di Kabupaten Flores Timur: Kajian Kondisi Perekonomian dan Regulasi Usaha
    Penulis: Palmira P. Bachtiar, Sulton Mawardi, Deswanto Marbun
    Research Report, Oktober 2009
    Diunggah: 07 April 2011
     
37. Peran Program Stimulus Fiskal untuk Peningkatan Infrastruktur Padat Karya dalam Merespons Dampak Krisis Keuangan Global 2008/09
    Penulis: Hastuti, Syaikhu Usman, M. Sulton Mawardi, Deswanto Marbun
    Research Report, Mei 2011
    Diunggah: 11 Maret 2011
     
38. Survei Baseline Kehadiran Guru dan Bantuan Kesejahteraan untuk Guru di Daerah Terpencil
    Penulis: Nina Toyamah, Bambang Sulaksono, Meuthia Rosfadhila, Silvia Devina, Sirojuddin Arif, Stella Aleida Hutagalung, Eduwin Pakpahan, Asri Yusrina
    Research Report, Februari 2011
    Diunggah: 09 Maret 2011
     
39. Annual Report 2009
    Author(s):
    Annual Report, 2010
    Uploaded: January 10, 2011
    
    Laporan Tahunan 2009
    Penulis:
    Annual Report, 2010
    Diunggah: 10 Januari 2011
     
40. What are the Labour Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis?
    Author(s):
    Policy Brief, March 2011
    Uploaded: December 14, 2010
    
    Apakah Dampak Krisis Keuangan Global bagi Pekerja?
    Penulis:
    Policy Brief, Desember 2010
    Diunggah: 14 Desember 2010
     
41. Menaksir Dampak Krisis Keuangan di Indonesia dengan Memadukan Studi Kualitatif Cepat dengan Survei Nasional
    Penulis: Neil McCulloch, Amit Grover
    Working Paper, November 2010
    Diunggah: 30 November 2010
     
42. ACCESS TO JUSTICE: EMPOWERING FEMALE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD IN INDONESIA
    Case Studies in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, West Java, West Kalimantan, and East Nusa Tenggara
    Author(s): Akhmadi, Asri Yusrina, Sri Budiyati, Athia Yumna
    Research Report, October 2010
    Uploaded: November 30, 2010
    
    AKSES TERHADAP KEADILAN: PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN KEPALA KELUARGA DI INDONESIA
    Studi Kasus di Provinsi Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Jawa Barat, Kalimantan Barat, dan Nusa Tenggara Timur
    Penulis: Akhmadi, Asri Yusrina, Sri Budiyati, Athia Yumna
    Research Report, Juli 2011
    Diunggah: 30 November 2010
     
43. 'Invisible Impacts and Lost Opportunities: Evidence of the Global Recession in Developing Countries', The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 18(3), pp. 269-279.
    Author(s): Naomi Hossain, Rizki Fillaili, and Grace Lubaale
    Article in Journal and Book, 2010
    Uploaded: November 10, 2010
     
44. 'Making the Best of All Resources: How Indonesian Household Recipients Use the CCT Allowance', IDS Bulletin, 41(4), pp. 84-94.
    Author(s): Muhammad Syukri, Sirojuddin Arif, Meuthia Rosfadhila, and Widjajanti Isdijoso
    Article in Journal and Book, 2010
    Uploaded: November 10, 2010
     
45. 'A Reassessment of Inequality and Its Role in Poverty Reduction in Indonesia', The Indonesian Quarterly, 38(2), pp. 237-255.
    Author(s): Daniel Suryadarma, Rima Prama Artha, Asep Suryahadi, and Sudarno Sumarto
    Article in Journal and Book, 2010
    Uploaded: November 10, 2010
     
46. Accelerating Poverty and Vulnerability Reduction: Trends, Opportunities, and Constraints
    Author(s): Asep Suryahadi, Umbu Reku Raya, Deswanto Marbun, Athia Yumna
    Working Paper, November 2010
    Uploaded: November 09, 2010
     
47. Are Conditionality Pro-Women? A Case Study of Conditional Cash Transfer in Indonesia
    Author(s): Sirojuddin Arif, Muhammad Syukri, Widjajanti Isdijoso, Meuthia Rosfadhila, Bambang Soelaksono
    Working Paper, September 2009
    Uploaded: November 09, 2010
     
48. Review of Government’s Poverty Reduction Strategies, Policies, and Programs in Indonesia
    Author(s): Asep Suryahadi, Athia Yumna, Umbu Reku Raya, Deswanto Marbun
    Research Report, October 2010
    Uploaded: November 09, 2010
     
49. Iklim Usaha di Kota Kupang: Kajian Kondisi Perekonomian dan Regulasi Usaha
    Penulis: M. Sulton Mawardi, Deswanto Marbun, Palmira P. Bachtiar
    Research Report, September 2010
    Diunggah: 23 September 2010
     
50. Pelaksanaan Sertifikasi Guru dalam Jabatan 2007: Studi Kasus di Provinsi Jambi, Jawa Barat, dan Kalimantan Barat
    Penulis: Hastuti, Bambang Sulaksono, Akhmadi, Muhammad Syukri, Upik Sabainingrum, Ruhmayati
    Book, Mei 2010
    Diunggah: 20 Juli 2010
     
51. Dampak Supermarket terhadap Pasar dan Pedagang Ritel Tradisional di Daerah Perkotaan di Indonesia
    Penulis: Daniel Suryadarma, Adri Poesoro, Sri Budiyati, Akhmadi, Meuthia Rosfadhila
    Book, Januari 2008
    Diunggah: 19 Juli 2010
     
52. The Role of Social Protection Programs in Reducing the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis 2008/2009
    Author(s): Hastuti, Syaikhu Usman, M. Sulton Mawardi, Justin Sodo, Deswanto Marbun, Ruhmaniyati
    Research Report, July 2010
    Uploaded: June 14, 2010
    
    Peran Program Perlindungan Sosial dalam Meredam Dampak Krisis Keuangan Global 2008/09
    Penulis: Hastuti, Syaikhu Usman, M. Sulton Mawardi, Justin Sodo, Deswanto Marbun, Ruhmaniyati
    Research Report, Mei 2010
    Diunggah: 14 Juni 2010
     
53. Social Health Insurance for the Poor: Targeting and Impact of Indonesia's Askeskin Program
    Author(s): Robert Sparrow, Asep Suryahadi, Wenefrida Widyanti
    Working Paper, May 2010
    Uploaded: May 27, 2010