Analisis kebijakan pengentasan kemiskinan di Indonesia

The developmental policy implemented currently, through Indonesia was prior to facing with economic crisis, indicated economically good performances. The economy growth achieved 7% per year, inflation was below two-digits level, and per capita income was us$ 1200 in 1996. It was an excellent achievement in economy development, compared to the condition of Indonesia several decades previously, at which Indonesia had been o poor country with per capita income not more than US$ 250. However, it has been realized completely that such ideal condition could, in fact, not be enjoyed by the whole community evenly. This can bee seen clearlyfrom the percentage of population living in poverty. Entering long-term development (PJP) II, there was 25,9 milliaon or 13,7 percent of Indonesian people still living in poverty (Sumodiningrat, 2001, p.31). This condition was get suffered by the occurrence of monetary crisis that grew then become multidimensional crisis that carried implications of the increase of the poor number. In addition, the crisis had increased number of the unemployed and poor people. Accourding to The Employment Departement estimation (in Sumodiningrat, 2001, p. 38), the amount of unemployment was predicted approximately 13,4 milion. BPS estimated the number of the poor increased to be 79,4 million or 39,1 precent. In view of this phenomena, and according to the mandate of Constitution of 1945, that is, development is conducted to improve all Indonesian people welfare, any efforts of formulating and implementing poverty reduction is very urgent to execute, mainly those living in proverty