scholarly journals Interpreting Indonesia’s “Look East” Policy: The Security Dimension of Foreign Aid

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (03) ◽  
pp. 2040010
Author(s):  
BAIQ WARDHANI ◽  
VINSENSIO DUGIS
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Development Assistance Committee ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
National Integration ◽  
Horizontal Cooperation ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Government

As Indonesia’s economy gradually improves, the government has been actively promoting its horizontal cooperation among developing countries by playing a prominent role as a non-DAC (Development Assistance Committee) provider. Though the country has been receiving aid over the past two decades, it has also been providing to other developing countries in the Pacific region. However, Indonesia’s relations with these countries face contention due to it being perceived as “big and aggressive.” This is evident in its decision to oppose the independence of Papua. After decades of seeking good relations, Jakarta has opened its Eastern door by creating a closer link with the Pacific countries through the provision of aid. As it moved from ignorance to awareness, Indonesia’s approach was aimed at solving domestic problems related to its national integration and territorial integrity in the east, particularly the issue of Papuan independence. The country made use of aid as its primary diplomatic tool in its “Look East” policy. This paper investigates the extent to which this policy has been instrumental in rebuilding, restoring, and improving Indonesia’s image among Pacific countries. It argues that the ethnic dimension is one of the critical determinants in diplomatic relations, and ignorance could lead to its failure. Furthermore, it shows that the use of aid has resulted in a constructive impact that has been evident in a decrease in support for Papua separatism in the South Pacific region.

E-Projects Challenges in India – Role of Human Resource Management and Technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Ramnik Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Government ◽  
Traditional Approaches

E-governance is a paradigm shift over the traditional approaches in Public Administration which means rendering of government services and information to the public by using electronic means. In the past decades, service quality and responsiveness of the government towards the citizens were least important but with the approach of E-Government the government activities are now well dealt. This paper withdraws experiences from various studies from different countries and projects facing similar challenges which need to be consigned for the successful implementation of e-governance projects. Developing countries like India face poverty and illiteracy as a major obstacle in any form of development which makes it difficult for its government to provide e-services to its people conveniently and fast. It also suggests few suggestions to cope up with the challenges faced while implementing e-projects in India.

scholarly journals CHOCQUIBTOWN: Young Voices Shattering Afro-Colombian Invisibility

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra M. Gaviria-Buck
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Hip Hop ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
African Descent ◽  
Black Population ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
The Past ◽  
Musical Production ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Media

In the past two years an Afrocolombian hip-hop band from the Pacific region of Colombia has been getting a lot of attention in the media, especially after winning a Latin Grammy Award in 2010 and being nominated to several categories of the Grammy Music Awards in 2011 and 2012.  In their lyrics, they claim to represent the black population of the Pacific coast, people of African descent who have traditionally lived in marginalized conditions of poverty and exploitation of different sorts.  By borrowing some insights from African American criticism, the afrocentricity in Choquibtown's songs is explored.  Additionally, through a postcolonialist approach, this band's musical production is analyzed as a voice of widespread racism and as means of resistance to political and cultural oppression. 

scholarly journals Communication and the Publication Process

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry F. Recher ◽  
Mike C. Calver ◽  
Denis A. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Biology ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Publication Process ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
On Line ◽  
Online Access ◽  
Pdf Format ◽  
Good Research

By the time you read this editorial, Pacific Conservation Biology may be fully online (http://www.informit.com.au/ ? see access instructions at the end of this article, or check for a link on the journal web site at http://pcb.murdoch.edu.au/). With support from the Oceania Section of the Society for Conservation Biology (http://www.conbio.org/Sections/Oceania), all back issues of Pacific Conservation Biology, not already in pdf format, have been scanned and made electronically friendly. Researchers, students and anyone interested in conservation biology in the Pacific Region will now be able to access Pacific Conservation Biology archives through subscribing libraries, by purchasing a specific article on-line or consulting an article for a pay per view fee. For most of us, online access to journals has made the literature easier and faster to use than at any time in the past. It will be a while yet before visits to a library or opening a book are no longer essential to good research, but the day is coming.

scholarly journals Melihat Latar Belakang Australia Dalam Memberikan Bantuan Luar Negeri ke Kawasan Pasifik

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Yusuf Rifaldy
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Donor Country ◽  
Foreign Assistance ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Small Countries

Australia is one of the largest foreign assistance donor country to thecountries in the Pacific Region. Besides the proximity of geographiclocation between the two, there are various other factors that causeAustralia to provide foreign assistance to the Pacific Region. The Pacificregion which consists of small countries and mostly an island nation with alow economic level has a high dependence on foreign aid provided by othercountries. This study was conducted to look at Australia’s background inproviding foreign assistance to countries in the Pacific Region and whatwas generated and achieved from the provision of foreign assistance. Thisstudy uses literature-based data collection, both using official documentsissued by parties related to Australia’s foreign aid issues and otherrelated documents. The results obtained from this study are that Australiaprovides foreign assistance to countries in the Pacific Region that cannotbe separated from Australia’s efforts to obtain its national interests, bothin terms of security, economy, and politics.

E-Government and Transformation of Service Delivery in Malaysia

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
Noore Alam Siddiquee ◽  
Mohd. Zin Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
Service Delivery Systems ◽  
The Government

Since the 1990s e-government has been a leading feature of public sector reform in Malaysia. As elsewhere around the world, at the core Malaysia's e-government agenda is the desire to reinvent governance and service delivery so as to realize national developmental goals. Variety of e-initiatives undertaken and implemented over the past decades has improved the nation's e-profile and readiness. These programs have also brought about profound changes to the mode of service delivery and the nature of interactions between the government and citizens and other stakeholders. The paper demonstrates the current trends in e-government by focusing on some most recent initiatives and their roles in modifying governance and service delivery systems thereby producing benefits of efficiency, improved access and convenience, among others. It argues that while Malaysia has made significant inroads in e-services and is ahead of most developing countries, yet progress remains unsatisfactory when compared with regional and world leaders. The paper sheds lights on current impediments of e-government in Malaysia and their implications.

Remittance and poverty in developing countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tajul Ariffin Masron ◽  
Yogeeswari Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Dynamic Panel Estimator ◽  
Household Incomes

Purpose Remittances to developing countries, especially less developed countries, have been growing tremendously as compared to the past few decades. Nevertheless, whether they can be a critical source of poverty alleviation in developing countries is yet to be conclusively studied. Therefore, this study investigates the implications of remittances on poverty in 44 developing countries from 2006 to 2014. Design/methodology/approach A dynamic panel estimator is applied to examine remittances – poverty nexus. Findings The results provide strong evidence that the level of poverty tends to be lower in countries with a higher flow of remittances. This may be because of the increase in the household incomes of the poor by virtue of the remittance, and/or the money remitted might be channeled to more productive activities, indicating the powerful role of remittances to maintain a sustainable reduction in poverty. Originality/value Although there is no direct policy applicable to remittances, several areas might be good to be assisted and improved by the government.

scholarly journals Foreign Aid to Timor-Leste and the Rise of China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Talesco
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
International System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Development Assistance Committee ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Timor Leste ◽  
Rise Of China ◽  
The Rise Of China ◽  
Different Levels

Foreign aid forms an important part of a state’s identity within the international system. The established dichotomy saw developed countries giving aid, while developing countries were receiving it. Nevertheless, China’s ‘rise’, along with that of other ‘emerging economies’, changed such a dualist view; or at least undermined the traditional concept of aid giving. China is becoming a world power, it is the second largest economy, yet it is still within the group of developing countries. However, it provides a considerable amount of foreign aid worldwide. This is destabilizing the established understandings of aid regimes, as set by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors since the 1950s. In particular, the rise of China in Timor-Leste as an important aid contributor, but working outside the leading aid regime, is affecting the most prominent donor in the country, Australia. Moreover, the rapidly growing presence of China in Timor-Leste seems well received by the local government, although criticism arose amongst the population. Thus, this paper attempts to analyse the issue from different levels. Firstly, it will analyse how China managed to “break” the monopoly of Australian aid by accessing Timor-Leste. It will then explicate the principles and the practices of Chinese aid, and will attempt to establish whether Chinese aid has produced a positive economic impact on Timor-Leste and its people. Finally, this paper suggests that Chinese aid is not challenging, neither threatening the Australian aid assistance in Timor-Leste; rather Chinese aid offers an alternative way of giving aid, and which can also convey to Australia with the possibilities of establishing mutual benefits and effective partnerships with the recipient countries.  

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI PENGAKUAN DAN JAMINAN HAM SEBAGAI UPAYA PENGUATAN INTEGRASI BANGSA

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadir Nadir
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
World Order ◽  
The State ◽  
National Integration ◽  
The Past ◽  
International Stability ◽  
The World ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Government ◽  
Radical Movement

The existence of radicalism movement recently has made us worried about the nation and state life in the world order, since this movement is able to attract others from various elements of people and states that the teachings and ideology the movement offers are good. This movement at last will influence either the national or international stability because it is wellorganized. Therefore, it is necessary to reinforce the recognition and assurance of human rights especially the prosperity of the state that may make Indonesian people easy to be attracted by any offerings given by the groups of this radical movement. If in the past the movement of human rights was constructed by the thinkers due to arbitrarv rulers, at present human rights is moved and thought in order to strengthen the national integration. The alarming development of trans- national radicalism movements has given impacts on a national disintegration, therefore, the principle of recogmtion and assurance in the protection of human rights is lead to protect, save, and to assure the prosperity porn the state since few peoplejoining in a radical movement are not caused ofjihad but of economic reasons. If the state seriously give some recognition and assurance of human rights, the citizens feel to be protected. This in turns results in a sympathetic emphatic feelings to the government and the state, and therefore the national integration will still be kept intact and well-woven.

Where is the money? Post-disaster foreign aid flows

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 561-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Becerra ◽  
Eduardo Cavallo ◽  
Ilan Noy
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Development Assistance ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Development Assistance Committee ◽  
Bilateral Aid ◽  
The Past ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Disaster Aid ◽  
Post Disaster

AbstractThis paper describes the flows of aid after large catastrophic natural disasters by using the extensive record of bilateral aid flows, by aid sector, available through the OECD's Development Assistance Committee. For each large donor, the extent of cross-sector reallocation is identified that is occurring in the aftermath of large disasters whereby humanitarian aid increases but other types of aid may decrease. The evidence in this paper suggests that the expectation of large surges in post-disaster aid flows is not warranted given the past diversity of experience of global foreign post-disaster aid by donor and by event. No evidence is found, however, that donors reallocate aid between recipient countries (cross-recipient reallocation). These observations suggest that countries which are predicted to face increasing losses from natural disasters in the coming decades (and almost all are) should be devoting significant resources to prevention, insurance and mitigation, rather than expecting significant post-disaster aid inflows.

Some Assumptions underlying Canada's Foreign Aid in Forestry

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-353
Author(s):  
Prem Kumar ◽  
K. K. Sharma ◽  
Pearl Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
International Development ◽  
Third World ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Canadian International Development Agency ◽  
The Government ◽  
Local Populace ◽  
Tied Aid ◽  
Trickle Down

A number of assumptions underlie the foreign aid given by the Canadian International Development Agency to the developing countries. These include: trickle down concept, tied-aid, capital assistance and its delivery through forestry consultants, duplication, and exclusion of Third World Canadians. These assumptions have outlived their usefulness. They only constrict development and undermine the practice of sustainable forestry. Recently the Government of Canda has given CIDA a fresh mandate that rejects the trickle down concept. In its place an integrated approach to forest development involving the local populace has been prescribed. But without glasnost and perestroika within CIDA itself, the mandate will suffer a slow death.

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