MENELAAH KEMISKINAN DI INDONESIA PERSPEKTIF EKONOMI POLITIK

Abstract

The poverty alleviation has been a main problem in Indonesia for a long time. The numbers of poverty has been increased for more than one­third in the crisis that has returned into the before­crisis period. Meanwhile, Indonesia has experienced a great transformation in social and political in line with the development of full spirit of democracy by the existence of government's decentralization, and also a wider transparency than what we have in the past. The commitment of the government in alleviating poverty has been stated in Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah (RPJM) 2005­2009 which based on the Strategi Nasional Penanggulangan Kemiskinan (SNPK). However, the rate of poverty is still high, viewed from any factors. This paper focuses on the discussion of poverty that did not abate in spite of various poverty alleviation programs has been announced by the government. The writer has analyzed the absolute phenomena of poverty based on the political view, which the variables are related to the economic growth since the basic economic activities could affect the level of poverty