Improving Developmental Policy

Although Croatian Islands belong to the same macro-region of the Adriatic Croatia, they are characterized by a great heterogeneity of their geospatial reality at regional, micro regional, interinsular and local level, as well as by the complexity of the socio-economic structure and dynamic characteristics, as a result of physical-geographical and historical processes and contemporary development trends on them. The paper deals with sociogeographical classification of Croatian archipelago and provides an overview and systematization of scientific and professional considerations of its geospatial heterogeneity. It also includes an overview of Croatian Islands typification based on multi-criteria indicators. The author concluded the work by presenting a proposal of Croatian Islands clusterization concept as a contribution to the islands developmental policy.

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Petani Karawang Melawan Kemiskinan Dalam Kuasa-Politik ; Studi Observasi Partisipatif Tahun 2004-2005

Jurnal Masyarakat Maritim ◽

10.31629/jmm.v4i2.2835 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 92-101

Author(s):

Mulyadi J Amalik

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

New Order ◽

Political Empowerment ◽

The Past ◽

The Reformation ◽

A Priority ◽

Literature Data Analysis ◽

Developmental Policy

Agricultural world was a leading sector in longterm development in the past goverment (Orde Baru). Agricultural sector was always as a priority in every stages of five years goverment developmental planning. Unfortuneatly those regulation concept and theories of the goverment only putting farmers as an object not as subject in order to develop political images for commercial agencies. Goverment developmental policy in New Order, which top-dwon system, induced farmer dependency especially in Karawang district. Therefore, most of them start to build a contrary system to against the policies. This studies using participatory observational, interviews, and intensif dialogue among farmers in Karawang district. Literature data analysis using modernity, developmental, societies and political sociological theories. The reformation era become a first momentum for Karawang’s farmers to reorganize and institutionalize their ”heiding resistance”. After five years of reformation, their organization became participative and independent. Through this organization, farmers capable to create diplomacy, democracy, advocacy, networking and strengthen literacy in order to reorganize their political empowerment.

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Bundelkhand Development Package, Drought and the Development Question in India

Social Change ◽

10.1177/0049085718781660 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 398-416 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sudhir Kumar Suthar

Keyword(s):

Ground Level ◽

Primary Sources ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Short Term ◽

Government Data ◽

Developmental Policies ◽

Developmental Policy

This article discusses the case of the Bundelkhand Development Package (BDP). It shows how such short-term developmental policies for drought-affected regions in the country lack long-term policy imagination. The research reveals that there are major gaps between the government’s version of the package’s implementation and the situation at the ground level. The politics behind the package has failed to generate a more cohesive and consensus-based developmental policy framework for the region. Consequently, even after almost a decade, many parts of India continue to face farmers’ suicides and other calamities. The article largely analyses published government data on the progress of the package. It also includes some interviews and narratives as primary sources of information.

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