The proliferation of new region in Indonesia is one of the most challenging issues related to regional autonomy, financial management and poverty reduction. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between government expenditure and poverty linked to the regional economic activity and labor absorption. The study used a quantitative research by means of time series data collected from the new proliferation areas in Central Kalimantan, including Pulang Pisau, Katingan, East Barito, Seruyan, Gunung Mas, Murung Raya, Sukamara, and Lamandau.  The analysis method used the path analysis to estimate statistical parameters indicating relationship between variables. The research result shows that poverty significantly affects on government expenditure in the new eight regency in Central Kalimantan province. Poverty has also had an impact on government expenditure through the provision of employment and Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP).  The local government is expected to manage more effectively regional finances that focus on community economic activities.  The policy also opens  investment opportunity to increase economic activity and create jobs based on the prominent regional product such as agriculture, plantation and mining sectors. Investment can increase employment and indirectly reduce poverty.JEL Classification  H72; I38; J21

The obstacles faced by the Regional Government both the Village Government and the District Government are the lack of control over the management of funds originating from Village Fund Allocation. So, the purpose of this study is to analyze themanagement funds and the use of village funds on regional development in Katingan Kuala District, Katingan Regency. The type of research used was qualitative and quantitative research and used casual research methods with characteristics of causal relationship problems. The results of the research showed The results of statistical analysis proved that village fund had no effect on regional development in Katingan. In other words the increase or decrease in village fund would not have an impact on the ups and downs in the progress of regional development. However, the descriptive percentage result indicated that there was an influence of village fund on regional development in Katingan.

Selat Hilir Sub-district is one of crowded areas (slums) located near the market and riverside. In several crowded areas many stay-home mothers' ages of 30-46 who went to school up to Junior High School (SMP) have much spare time. One of these groups is the group of RT.017 Selat Hilir Sub-district who generally manage their household without adequate skills. The potency of Home Industry Patchwork Art and Quilting of Dayak Batik as innovative interior design product can become a solution in an effort to increase family income and to increase the people's prosperity in Selat Hilir Sub-district, by making products from wasted fabrics into a high end and high-priced products in Kuala Kapuas. Also, making such artworks and products is still something new which people of Central Borneo aren't familiar yet. Therefore, a training is required. The training is as followed: (1) preparation of module of basic knowledge of patchwork art and quilting and try out; (2) excecution, making patterns, printing patternts to fabrics, cutting and sewing; (3) evaluation, some products from training are tablecloths, pillow cover, fl ower pot base, doormats and face masks.

Decentralization of the government that passed since 2004 provides an opportunity to improve the welfare of the community if financial management is carried out effectively. Unfortunately, some regions failed to take advantage of this opportunity. This study aims at analyzing the effect of fiscal capacity and government spending on economic growth and social welfare in Central Kalimantan Province. Path analysis and multiple regression tests using IBM SPSS Version 25.0 are used to analyze government capital expenditure and economic growth in 2007-2017. The results show that fiscal capacity and government spending have a significant direct effect on economic growth. Fiscal capacity and government expenditure do not have a significant direct effect on economic growth, while economic growth has a significant direct effect on economic growth. Meanwhile, fiscal capacity and government spending have a significant indirect effect on the welfare of the community through economic growth in the province of Central Kalimantan in the 2010-2017 period. In addition, efforts to increase sources of the regional revenue, mainly local revenue, are needed to increase regional financial independence in the implementation of regional autonomy and to enhance economic growth.

The current study aims at analyzing the effect of renewable energy production, energy efficiency and green finance on sustainable economic development in Indonesia. The study is the pioneer one in the context of Indonesia that assesses the impact of above-mentioned variables on measuring sustainable economic development by measuring it in terms of economic growth and carbon emission. Time series data spanning over 1990-2019 period is analyzed using Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) because of presence of the mixed order of integration in data series. The findings of the study suggest that green finance, energy efficiency and renewable energy promote economic growth and reduce carbon emissions. The study concludes that renewable energy production, green finance and energy efficiency play positive role in achieving sustainable economic development in Indonesia. On the basis of the study findings, relevant policies for the government and policy makers to enhance sustainable economic development in Indonesia are also provided in the study.