Model and Strategy Acceleration of Rural Poverty Alleviation a Study in Jambi Province
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Scientific Research Journal (SCIRJ), Volume VII, Issue VI, June 2019 41 ISSN 2201-2796 Model and Strategy Acceleration of Rural Poverty Alleviation A Study in Jambi Province Syaparuddin, Economic Faculty of Universitas Jambi, Jambi-Indonesia [email protected] Siti Hodijah Economic Faculty of Universitas Jambi, Jambi-Indonesia DOI: 10.31364/SCIRJ/v7.i6.2019.P0619662 http://dx.doi.org/10.31364/SCIRJ/v7.i6.2019.P0619662 Abstract: Poverty is a very interesting phenomenon and has always formulated is to encourage poor families to get out of poverty with been an issue that is always debated in the midst of society, the main actors being poor families themselves by always getting technocratic or academic. This study aims to (1) Identify the attention from the central government, regional government, private description of the rural poverty of Jambi Province, (2) Formulate a sector and universities in the form of coordination and integration. model for accelerating rural poverty reduction in Jambi Province The main strategy that must be done is to empower the abilities, and (3) Designing strategy for accelerating rural poverty reduction talents and skills of poor families and reduce all the limitations that in Jambi Province. The data analysis techniques used in combining exist in these poor families. The basic need approach for some poor qualitative and quantitative descriptive methods. The results showed people still needs to be done. that the number and percentage of poor people, most of the districts in Jambi Province tended to increase in 2017 compared to 2010. Keywords: Model Acceleration, Strategy Acceleration, Poverty The districts were Merangin, Batang Hari, TanjungJabungTimur, Alleviation. TanjungJabung Barat, Bungo and Tebo. The model of accelerating rural poverty alleviation in Jambi Province which can be variety of backgrounds, while poverty alleviation must also I. INTRODUCTION be multidimensional. Poverty (Poverty reduction) is an issue that has always been In various literatures, many have been offered and have debated for more than two decades. The poverty alleviation even been implemented in many countries regarding the program is the main measure of the success of development model and strategy as well as the government's approach to policies, especially in the 1970s until the 1980s. Poverty is a poverty reductionincluding the basic need approach, the long-term problem [1]. Various views and opinions of employment orientation approach, and through economic economists, especially Development Economics experts who growth strategies (economic growth strategy), but all of that see that the reduction in poverty is a central goal for the has not fully been able to realize one of the great ideals in development of a country that can be achieved through nation building which is free from poverty. In Indonesia economic growth or income distribution. Almost all itself, apart from this approach, efforts have been made to countries, especially developing countries, have raised the reduce poverty through direct and indirect or empowerment issue as the main development policy in the era of the 1990s programs. Various farming business loans (KUT), people's [2]. business credit (KUR), cash direct assistance (BLT), Raskin, The failure or lack of success of poverty alleviation does underdeveloped village Inpres, Home Surgery then not only occur in Indonesia, but in many countries, especially empowerment through PNPM and many other programs. in developing countries, one of which is Nigeria. One of the Judging from the political will that exists, what the failures was caused by a program that did not focus directly government has done in alleviating poverty is sufficient. on poverty and political stability and unstable policies [3]. Especially if the political will is measured by the Even with the expenditure poverty criteria of US $ 1 per disbursement of funds issued by the APBN [5]. Similar capita per day, the number of people living below the poverty conditions also occur in regions including in Jambi Province, line increased from 54.7% in 2004 to 60.9% in 2010 [4]. where the tendency for numbers and poverty levels tends to The issue of poverty is still a fundamental problem and is increase over the past 5 years. multidimensional in development in Indonesia. Being a With various models and strategies and approaches that fundamental problem because poverty is a problem faced by have been taken, the problem of poverty is still a development almost all regions in Indonesia both in urban and rural areas problem that has not been resolved so far. Thus another and is very difficult to solve. Whereas multidimensional model and strategy is needed which is more appropriate in nature can be seen from two sides, namely the cause and the alleviating poverty, especially in the Jambi Province Rural alleviation side.In terms of causes, poverty is caused by a Area. www.scirj.org © 2019, Scientific Research Journal http://dx.doi.org/10.31364/SCIRJ/v7.i6.2019.P0619662 Scientific Research Journal (SCIRJ), Volume VII, Issue VI, June 2019 42 ISSN 2201-2796 people, namely lazy, easy to give up on fate, lack work ethic II. LITERATURE REVIEW and so on. Poverty cultural a domino effect from the shackles Poverty is often seen as an inability to pay minimal living of structural poverty sits on society too long, or indirectly costs, although some experts argue that poverty is also a lack shows the link between structural poverty and cultural of access to services such as education, health, information, poverty that makes society apathetic, surrender, and view if and lack of public access to development and political something happens is fate In measuring poverty rates, there participation. The definition of poverty can also be viewed in are several approaches, first the Economic approach Poverty terms of relative and absolute sides [6]. Relative Poverty from the economic side is measured through the income Relative poverty is a poor condition because of the influence approach. Second, Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) approach. of development policies that have not been able to reach all The World Bank defines the international poverty line as US levels of society, causing inequality in income distribution. $ 1 and US $ 2 per day in 1993 as measured by the Minimum standards are prepared based on the living purchasing power parity approach. Purchasing power parity is conditions of a country at a certain time. defined as a method used to measure how much a currency Absolute Poverty Absolute poverty is determined based can buy the same number of goods or services in international on the inability to meet minimum basic needs such as food, measurements because the prices of goods and services in clothing, health, housing and education needed to be able to several countries are different. While US $ 2 poverty live and work. Indonesia uses an absolute definition of measurement is intended for countries that are in the category poverty that is able to compare poverty in general and assess of having middle income, such as East Asia and Latin the effects of inter-time poverty reduction policies. America. This conversion number is calculated based on the World Bank (2000) as quoted by Jonathan Haughton and price and quantity in each country collected in a survey which Shahidur R. Khander [7] defines poverty as a lack of well- is usually carried out every five years. being. One approach used is to regard welfare as mastery of Third Multidimensional Poverty Index (Multidimensional goods in general, so that people can be much better if they Poverty Index - MPI) definition of poverty is growing and not have greater resources. The main focus lies in the fact just judged by the monetarists. The United Nation whether each household or individual has adequate resources Development Program (UNDP) develops the definition of to meet their various needs. Specifically, poverty is then poverty from various aspects by developing measured by comparing the income and consumption of each amultidimensional poverty index. The multidimensional individual with a set number of standards where they are poverty index identifies the inability of a person to fulfill their considered poor if their income or consumption is below that basic needs based on three dimensions, namely health, standard. education, and living standards. These dimensions are further According to Robert Chambert as quoted by Achmad reduced to 10 indicators, namely nutrition, child mortality, Fatony [8], the essence of poverty is what is called school duration, school enrollment rates, cooking fuel, type of Depriviation Trap which consists of five disadvantages that toilet, water, electricity, type of floor, and ownership of surround the lives of poor people, namely: poverty itself, assets. The multidimensional poverty index calculation can be physical weakness, alienation, vulnerability, and, helplesness. calculated from micro data sourced from household surveys. According to Chambers, of the five shortcomings of these The MPI methodology can be modified to produce a shortcomings, the mostneeded attention is vulnerability and multidimensional national poverty measure that reflects powerlessness. Vulnerability can be seen from the inability of culture, economy, climate, and other local factors. poor families to provide something to deal with emergency International MPI is designed as an analytical tool to compare situations such as the arrival of natural disasters, rising fuel acute poverty between countries. prices or diseases that suddenly afflict families. This The results of Mahmood Messkoub's [10] study in Mena vulnerability often leads to poverty rockets or "driving wheels Arab countries (Arab and North Africa), found that economic of poverty" which causes poor families to have to sell the growth and job creation were not good enough in reducing most valuable assets for consumption needs so that the family poverty in MENA Arab countries mainly due to the low becomes increasingly into the valley of poverty . Helplessness growth rate of employment opportunities, due to the low skill is considered the most significant factor in encouraging the possessed by workers.