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Emerald. said...

"" Discussion on the Controversy of Poverty and Unemployment Data
Drs Revrisond Baswir Akt. MBA., the head of UGM’s Society Study Center said in a monthly discussion titled “Poverty and Unemployment Data Controversy”, on Thursday (8/24), in Bulaksumur B-2, Yogyakarta, that the controversy on poverty and unemployment data in the state speech on August 16, 2006 could not be plainly simplified as a matter of data unavailability or expiration. Basically, the controversy was related to two problems, namely deception in the speech script writing and in data collecting.

The deception in the speech script writing, as said by Sony, chronologically could be done by inserting the number after the speech script had been made.

“We can learn the indication by checking the year of poverty and unemployment data in the speech script”, said the lecturer of UGM’s Faculty of Economics.

A deception in data collecting, according to him, was a classic story in the world of statistics in Indonesia. He supposed that the accuracy of statistics in Indonesia was needed to be questioned regarding its collecting and managing process, and definition that was used.

Based on the fact, he deemed that the main problem of data in Indonesia was not limited in the matter of availability or displaying. It was actually about the strong tendency to deny reality and to give priority in fantasy, even since the evaluating process. (UGM PR)

5:44 AM
Emerald. said...

"" Community helps police improve image
Features - July 05, 2003


Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta

That night, bus driver Sudarman could not believe that he was sitting and chatting casually with local police officers.

"I understand now that the police are just ordinary people, some of them really bad, some good. We can't say that all of them are bad," said the native of Pandean village.

Such friendly contact is now possible under a project known as Community-Oriented Policing (COP), which started in November and is scheduled to end this October.

The idea for the project -- with the aim of providing support for the reform process within the Indonesian Police (Polri), came from the Center for Human Rights Studies at the Indonesian Islamic University (Pusham UII) in Yogyakarta.

Yogyakarta Police chief Brig. Gen Sudirman praised the program, saying it contributed a great deal to cutting down crime rates in areas where the project was implemented by up to 20 percent, as well as breaking the ice in the relationship between members of the community and the police.

COP is the continuation of a human rights training program for members of the police, organized by Pusham UII some two years ago. The goal of the training was to provide participating police with basic knowledge on human rights, hoping they would no longer do their job in whatever way they liked.

COP is currently implemented in three police subprecincts -- Depok Barati in Sleman regency, and Mergangsan and Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta municipality.

Each of the selected area has serious and specific security problems. Depok Barat, for instance, used to be prone to vehicle theft. In Umbulharjo, residents used to take the law into their own hands whenever they caught lawbreakers, while Mergangsan was infamous for daylight robbery.

Under the sponsorship of the Asia Foundation, the project is carried out via the creation and development of a sound partnership between the police and community, through problem-solving approaches that meet the community's needs and requests.

According to COP program manager Eko Prasetyo, such a partnership was aimed at strengthening civil society's capacity to monitor and improve police performance and practice, based on principles of transparency, accountability and respect for human rights.

The program aims to develop a two-way interaction between the police and the community in handling security-related problems -- mainly security protection for the community in general and vulnerable groups like children, women, the disabled and crime victims.

"Hopefully, a sound partnership between the police and community will eventually be formed," Eko told The Jakarta Post.

The program mostly creates more opportunities for the community and police to interact and discuss security-related problems and seek solutions. A monthly meeting is held in each of the pilot project areas. Additional meetings, at the request of either party, are also welcomed.

"Each meeting always ends with an agreed solution to a particular security problem that people have identified as requiring urgent and serious action by the police," Eko said.

A task force consisting of representatives of the community was also set up at each of the designated areas, with its main task being to mediate between the police and community, as well as to make sure the police sincerely implemented agreed solutions to problems.

For instance, to reduce the level of daylight and motorcycle theft, the community required the police to extend and increase their patrols to narrow village alleys. The police, on the other hand, required the residents be more alert with regard to criminal activities in their neighborhoods by quickly informing them about suspicious activities.

"In a housing complex, for example, housewives are now taking part in a daylight patrol to prevent daylight robbery in their complex," Eko said.

He insisted the program was not designed to make civilians take over the job of the police. On the contrary, the police, in consultation with the community they serve, design and implement solutions to crime-related issues in a transparent and accountable manner.

Eko said the program had proved to be a success, as well as helping to improve the image of the police. "The program has received a positive response from the public," he said.

Head of Umbulharjo Police subprecinct Sr. Com. Adj. Musni Arifin said that since the project had started it had cut down the crime rate by up to 16 percent on average.

"I don't know whether it's simply been a coincidence, but it's a fact," he told Umbulharjo residents at a recent monthly meeting held jointly with local residents from Gambiran Baru hamlet, Pandean.

Arifin said the program was quite relevant to the police reform program, especially in changing the previously militaristic and oppressive attitude of the police to one of protector and servant of the community.

In future, the program could also be adopted by other police subprecincts across the country.

"The main challenge faced by the Indonesian National Police at present is to be able to respond adequately and swiftly to the increasing needs and expectations of citizens for a secure and safe environment. This project is one of the ways to make it come true," said Herbin Marulak Siahaan of the Asia Foundation.

5:46 AM
Emerald. said...

"" Government Institutions

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)
House of Representatives (DPR)
Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of Agriculture
Department of Forestry
Minister of State for Research and Technology
Office of the Coordinating Minister for Economic, Finance and Industry and Office of the Minister of State for National Development Planning/Chairman of the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS)
Department of Industries & Trade
Department of Finance
Department of Health
Department of Information (Pusat Informasi Nasional)
Department of Defence and Security
The Armed Forces Headquaters (Mabes ABRI)
Army (TNI-AD)
Air Force (TNI-AU)
Navy (TNI-AL)
Police (Polri)
Bank Indonesia
n Government Agencies

Agency for The Assessment and Application of Technology
Capital Market Supervisory Agency (BAPEPAM)
Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI)
Indonesian Atomic Power Agency (Batan)
Local Government of DKI Jakarta
National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN)
National Investment Coordinating Board
Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS)
National Commission on Human Rights Indonesia
n Indonesian Embassies & Consular Missions Abroad

Indonesian Embassy in Washington D.C, USA
Indonesian Embassy in Paris, France
Indonesian Embassy in Helsinki, Finland
Indonesian Embassy in Ottawa, Canada
Indonesian Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark
Indonesian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands
Indonesian Embassy in Berlin, Germany
Indonesian Embassy in London, United Kingdom
Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, Australia
Indonesian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland
Indonesian Permanent Mission in Geneva
Indonesian Consulate General in Houston, USA
Indonesian Consulate General in Cape Town, South Africa
n Foreign Embassies in Jakarta

Embassy of Australia
Embassy of Canada
Embassy of the People's Republic of China
Embassy of Croatia
Embassy of the Czech Republic
British Embassy
Royal Danish Embassy
Embassy of Finland
Embassy of France
Embassy of the Federation Republic of Germany
Embassy of the Republic of Hungary
Embassy of India
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Embassy of Italy
Embassy of Japan
Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Royal Netherlands Embassy
Royal Norwegian Embassy
Singapore Embassy
Embassy of the Republic of South Africa
Embassy of Sweden
Embassy of Switzerland
Embassy of the United States of America
n Int'l Organizations Representative Offices in Indonesia

UN (United Nations) in Jakarta
ILO (International Labour Organisation)
WHO (World Health Organisation)
UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation)
UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
European Union - Delegation of the European Commission
US Commercial Services Indonesia
WWF Indonesia
n Other Links

Center for International Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia
Global Impacts Center for Southeast Asia (IC-SEA)
Indonesia Family Life Study
Indonesian Nature Conservation Database
Indonesia Transition Project, Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector
n Business Links

Aneka Tambang (ANTAM Tbk)
Aqua Golden Mississipi, PT. Mineral water company
Astra International, PT. Multi-business, includes automotive, heavy industry, agribusiness, and financial services
Barito Pacific Group. Integrated Wood Industries
Batik Keris. Traditional Batik fashions
Bukit Muria Jaya, PT. Paper manufacturing
Cilegon Fabricators, PT. Steel structure fabricators
Ciputra Group. One of Indonesia's largest property and real estate companies
Djarum, PT. Tobacco products, both clove and non clove
Elnusa, PT. Established by by the state-owned oil company Pertamina in 1969 to supply and service electronic communications and navigational systems on its oil tankers. Now also active in engineering and chemicals
Far Horizons, PT. Human Resource Development and Organizational Development consulting
Garuda Indonesia Airlines. Indonesia's national airlines
Gemala Group. Major company active in various fields including chemicals, services, automotive and pharmaceuticals
Gita Patria Persada. Agriculture related business
Gunung Sewu Group. Core business areas: property, agriculture, and financial services
Harvest International Indonesia
Inacom Agro. Agricultural products
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, PT. Cement production and food manufacturing
Indosat, PT. State-owned telecommunications company
Japan Indonesia Economic Forum
Jawa Perdana. Bicycle Industry
Jaya Group. A cooperation between PT Pembangunan Jaya and the Jakarta Local Government working in areas of construction, property, etc
KADIN. Indonesia Chamber of commerce and industry
Krakatau Steel, PT. Iron & steel industry
Lippo Group. Diversified line of business which includes financial services, property, and Infrastructure development
Maspion Group. Major manufacturing corporation in various products including plastic wares, PVC Pipes, stainless steel wares and aluminium products
Mustika Ratu, PT. Traditional cosmetics
Okusi Associates. Indonesian Business and Management Services
Pertamina. Indonesia's state-owned petroleum company
Plaza Indonesia. Indonesia shopping center
PLN, PT. State-owned electricity company
Poppies Bali. Bali's oldest restaurant – the attached cottages offer in room Internet access via their own network
Pos Indonesia, PT. Indonesian Mail Service
PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consultant Services Local website contains consulting services provided by PwC Management Consultant Services in Indonesia
PropertyRequest.com Information on the Indonesian Property Industry Sector
RMI Group. PT Kinanti Satya Karsa is a holding company which holdings in construction, oil, gas and geothermal drilling
Salim Group. One of the regions leading business groups involved in everything from chemicals, industries, property to consumer goods
Sari Ayu Indonesia, PT. Cosmetics company
Semen Cibinong, PT. One of the largest cement and concrete producer
Semen Gresik, PT. Major cement factory in Indonesia
Sinar Mas Group. Diversified activity in agribusiness, consumer goods, pulp & paper, and real estate
Sungai Budi Group. Agricultural exporters
Surya Mandiri Utama, PT. Industrial salt and chemicals
Surya Mas, PT. Naphthalene ball manufacturer
Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA), PT. State-owned coal mining company
Titipan Kilat, CV. Indonesian Express Courier
Tjiwi Kimia. Paper Mill
Tudung Putra Jaya, PT. Peanuts company (Kacang Garuda)
Wijaya Karya, PT. A state owned company with diversified activity in construction, realty, trade and industry
n Indonesian Universities

Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java
Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung, West Java
Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta
Bogor Institute of Agricultural (IPB), Bogor, West Java
Diponegoro University, Semarang, Central Java
Gajah Mada University, Yogyakarta
Hasanuddin University, Ujung Pandang
Open Learning University (UT)
Parahyangan Catholic University (UNPAR), Bandung, West Java
Pelita Harapan University, Jakarta
Bandung State Politechnic, Bandung, West Java
Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS)
Swiss German University, Jakarta
Tarumanagara University, Jakarta
Trisakti University, Jakarta
Universitas Gunadarma, Jakarta
Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta
Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga
Universitas Tanjungpura
Univesitas Indonesia Post-Graduate Studies
Univesitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, North Sumatra

5:50 AM
Emerald. said...

"" "" is the highest appointed military representative of the Royal Netherlands Ministry of Defence, Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy, Royal Netherlands Air Force and Royal Netherlands Marechaussee in the Republic of Indonesia.
is the primary contact for issues concerning the Royal Netherlands Ministry of Defence.
keeps interested parties in The Hague informed about developments and trends in the Indonesian Defence Policy in general as well as within the Indonesian Army, Navy, Air Force.
maintains close contact with various representatives of the Ministry of Defence and of the Indonesian Armed Forces and with foreign accredited attaché's in the Republic of Indonesia.
is the primary contact for Indonesian military (and industrial) representatives for issues concerning the Royal Netherlands Army, Navy, Air Force and Marechaussee.
The Defence, Army, Naval and Air Attaché is also accredited in Malaysia and Singapore in which countries he has the same mission as stated above.

5:57 AM
Emerald. said...

"" The globalization era in the field of information, whereas among others is signed with the flood of various kinds of publication as the effect of the swift of the global information as the information and technology advance, on the other hand, the academic program and activities are getting dense and more various. Hence, want or do not want, sooner or latter, that fenomena causes the shift towards the vision about library. From the literary filer or book provider becomes the provider of the information of science and technology. Because of the information is loaded with technology, so the application of the information technology in the library’s activities becomes unavoidable. The consequency of the shift of the vision mentioned before made the mission carried by the library become wider and full of challenge, which in major consists of 3 main matters, which are :



Increasing the relevance and the service quality of the integrated library system to the whole user in the university surrounding. To realize the mission mentioned before, the library tries to sinchronize its planning or work program with the plan and the whole academic activities. A harmonious cooperation between the library with the faculty and increasing the educator staff participation more on the collection founding becomes an important part in order to success this mission.

To support the success of the main mission which is to increase the service quality, then the second mission of the library is the application of the information technology, the technology that essentially based on the concept of automation. The information technology application in the library as a mean to optimize the system work of saving and finding back information, on the 21st century becomes a must especially for the digital library. As the realization of the mission mentioned before, since 1997 the library has consolidated its work by put on the local area network with 2 predecessor modul, and they are processing modul and information investigation that in the coming year will be developed more.

The library is not only as a data user but also as a data owner, hence, to support the cooperation with the other library/institution/department and keep the communication at the same time, since the past of 1996, the library always gives the priority to the making of various kinds of data base that are computer based, such are new book list, bibliography, article index, catalogues based on faculty/department, dissertation/thesis/paper, research report, magazine/journal etc.

6:16 AM
Emerald. said...

"" This week the World Bank in Indonesia, together with donors and the Ministry of Finance, signed an MOU for the 134th Trust Fund. With a grants portfolio worth US$850 million, the Bank's Indonesia office administers a non-lending program that is one of the largest Bank-wide. Grants support reconstruction, governance reform, decentralization, policy and project preparation work at the Ministry of Health and Education as well as a large volume of sector analytical work, poverty reduction and technical assistance to Government and civil society organizations.

Indonesia grants portfolio
Multi Donor Fund for Aceh and Nias
Country Brief






Empowering communities at the national level
Indonesia's Debt and World Bank Assistance
Rural Investment Climate Assessment
Anti Corruption Action Plans


Lending by Sector
Lending by Volume
Quick Facts | Data & Stats

6:27 AM
Emerald. said...

"" Controversy over the existence of a housing bubble

The Economist magazine cover, 16 June 2005, with a prediction about the direction of home prices after the "fall" of 2005.[2]Any type of economic bubble is difficult to identify except in hindsight, after the crash, although many economic and cultural factors have led several economists to argue that a housing bubble exists in the U.S.[2][4][5][6][7][8][9] The Economist magazine said that "the worldwide rise in house prices is the biggest bubble in history,"[10] so any explanation must consider global causes as well as those specific to the United States. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in mid-2005 that "at a minimum, there's a little 'froth' (in the U.S. housing market) … it's hard not to see that there are a lot of local bubbles." President Bush said of the U.S. housing boom in early 2006 "If houses get too expensive, people will stop buying them … Economies should cycle."[11]

Based on markedly declining 2006 market data, including lower sales, rising inventories, falling median prices, and increased foreclosure rates,[12] some economists have concluded that the correction in the U.S. housing market began in 2006.[13][14] A May 2006 Fortune magazine report on the US housing bubble states "The great housing bubble has finally started to deflate … In many once-sizzling markets around the country, accounts of dropping list prices have replaced tales of waiting lists for unbuilt condos and bidding wars over humdrum three-bedroom colonials."[15] The chief economist of Freddie Mac and the director of Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) deny the existence of a national housing bubble and express doubt that any significant decline in home prices are ever possible, citing consistently rising prices since the Great Depression, expected increasing demand by the Baby Boom generation, and healthy employment.[16][17][18] Others have questioned the funding that the JCHS receives from the real etsate industry.[19] David Lereah, the chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, distributed "Anti-Bubble Reports" in August 2005 to "respond to the irresponsible bubble accusations made by your local media and local academics;"[20] among other statements, the reports say that people "should [not] be concerned that home prices are rising faster than family income," that "there is virtually no risk of a national housing price bubble based on the fundamental demand for housing and predictable economic factors," and that "a general slowing in the rate of price growth can be expected, but in many areas inventory shortages will persist and home prices are likely to continue to rise above historic norms."[21] Following reports of rapid sales declines and price depreciation in August 2006,[22][23] Lereah admitted that "he expects home prices to come down 5% nationally, more in some markets, less in others. And a few cities in Florida and California, where home prices soared to nose-bleed heights, could have `hard landings'."[24]

The US Senate Banking Committee held hearings on the housing bubble and related loan practices in 2006, titled "The Housing Bubble and its Implications for the Economy" and "Calculated Risk: Assessing Non-Traditional Mortgage Products".[25

6:33 AM
Emerald. said...

"" Post-autistic economics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The movement for Post-Autistic Economics (PAE) was born through the work of Sorbonne economist Bernard Guerrien. Started in Spring 2000 by group of disaffected French economics students, Post-Autistic Economics first reached a wider audience in June 2000 after an interview in Le Monde.

It was supported by the Cambridge Ph.D. students in 2001 with the publication of "Opening Up Economics: A Proposal By Cambridge Students" and is signed by 797 students.

The term autistic is used in an informal way, synonymous to "closed-minded" or "self-absorbed". It has been criticized for using the medical diagnosis, autism, as a derogatory expression.

The movement is best seen as a forum of different groups critical of the current mainstream: from behavioral and heterodox to feminist, green economics and econo-physics.

Contents [hide]
1 Concept
2 Criticism of the Term
3 References
4 See also
5 External links



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Concept
PAE has challenged standard neoclassical assumptions and incorporated ideas from sociology and psychology into economic analysis. Specifically, the notions of utility theory, (consumer choice), production and efficiency theory (pareto optimality) as well as game theory have been criticised: one much discussed article read is Is There Anything Worth Keeping in Standard Microeconomics?.

Other topics include "Gross National Happiness", realism vs. mathematical consistency, "Thermodynamics and Economics", or "Irrelevance and Ideology". Contributors include Bruce Caldwell, James K. Galbraith, Robert L. Heilbroner, Bernard Guerrien, Emmanuelle Benicourt, Ha-Joon Chang, Herman Daly and Richard Wolff.

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Criticism of the Term
Some argue that a characterization of academic economics taught in today's colleges as autistic in the sense of closed-minded is unfair, since many branches of post-modern economics reject narrow world-views and excessive reliance upon mathematics.

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References
Mark Blaug. "Ugly Currents in Modern Economics", Policy Options, September 1997. Available as PDF.
Peter Monaghan. "Taking on Rational Man: Dissident economists fight for a niche in the discipline", Chronicle of Higher Education, January 24, 2003.
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See also
Altruistic economics
Behavioral economics
Econo-physics
Feminist economics
Green economics
Heterodox economics
History of economics
Post-Keynesian economics
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External links
Official site of the PAE organisation and newsletter
New Economics Foundation
The People-Centered Development Forum
Article Taking On 'Rational Man' - Dissident economists fight for a niche in the discipline
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-autistic_economics"
Categories: Types of economics | Heterodox economics

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