Development Strategy on Business of Informal Sector and Its Role in Reducing Poverty in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Alam, Syamsu; Pono, Maat; Munizu, Musran

doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n6p97

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“…Indonesia’s IRS has had a long history, and engagement in this industry is not considered illegal (Damanhuri and Padmi, 2012; Sembiring and Nitivattananon, 2010). Its presence and impact are felt throughout the waste management chain, from household waste disposal to landfilling (Alam et al, 2016; Sasaki and Araki, 2014; Sasaki et al, 2019). Moreover, its contribution to recycling programmes can enhance the environmental benefits of recycling, including minimizing the costs of waste collection, avoiding potential carbon emissions from landfills and reducing the demand for raw material extraction (Agamuthu, 2010; Aparcana, 2017; Linzner and Lange, 2013).…”

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Challenges confronting waste pickers in Indonesia: An on-field analysis

2021

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This article presents the informal recycling sector’s (IRS) social, economic driving factors in five cities in Indonesia and their contribution to waste management in the cities. An on-field analysis was conducted by random and incidental sampling method of questionnaire administration followed by observation. Among the respondents ( n = 178), 79% of individuals were waste pickers, 15% were small-scale waste collectors, and 6% were medium-scale waste collectors. The majority of the waste pickers sampled are male (79%). The amount of waste collected by individual waste pickers is 43.87 kg person−1 day−1, a corresponding recycling rate of approximately 12%, and an average monthly income of US$91.7. Gender differences are apparent as the male waste pickers generated higher incomes than those earned by their female counterparts (US$128.3 for men and US$69.7 for women) even as their average work hours are similar to that of the men (7.8 and 7.6 hours day−1, respectively). Economic motives are the respondents’ primary driving factors as moving to large cities accompanied by their family members. The study concluded that the IRS plays substantial contribution to waste management; further integrating them into the waste management system via IRS association, additional investment, formulation of law and policies and efforts by municipalities can give various benefits for involved stakeholders, the community and the environment. The results can serve as a significant reference for improving the solid waste recycling system and informal sector management in Indonesian cities and other developing countries.

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“…The question of a proper understanding and evaluation of the levels and factors of competitiveness of governing structures of farming activities (farms of different type), have been among the most topical academic, ago-business, and policies issues (Falciola et al, 2020;Dresch et al, 2018;Westeren et al, 2020;Wisenthige and Guoping, 2016). There are numerous publications on the competitiveness of farms of different sizes (Alam, et al, 2020;Giaime et al, 2016;Котева, 2016;Latruffe, 2013;Mmari, 2015;Ngenoh et al, 2019;Orlowska, 2019), in major agrarian industries (Alam et al, 2020;Ngenoh et al, 2019;Benson, 2007;FAO, 2010;Иванов et al, 2020;Kleinhanss, 2020;Marques et al, 2015;Oktariani et al, 2016;Zietara and Adamski, 2018), diverse farming systems (Marques et al, 2015;Oktariani et al, 2016;Zietara and Adamski, 2018;, specific geographical and ecological regions (Lundy et al, 2010;Ngenoh et al, 2019;Marques et al, 2015;Nowak, 2019), its key driving factors (Giaime and Mulligan, 2016;Mmari, 2015;Ngenoh et al, 2019;Oktariani et al, 2016;OECD, 2011), etc.…”

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A Comprehensive Study on the Competitiveness of Governing Structures of Bulgarian Farming

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Bachev

2023

Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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The farm is an abstract category in Economic theory for describing agents managing farming activity, while the real governing structures are farms of different juridical types – physical persons, sole traders, cooperatives, ago=companies, etc. Most of the time, farm’s competitiveness is inadequately assessed through technical and accountancy efficiency, factors’ productivity, profitability, market shares, etc. because critical governance aspects are ignored. This article incorporates the interdisciplinary New Institutional Economics assumptions and principles and tries to give new insights on the real competitiveness of economic organizations in modern agriculture. It suggests a holistic framework for assessing farm’ competitiveness taking into account economic, financial, and governance efficiency, and evaluates absolute and comparative competitiveness of governing structures of Bulgarian farming. The novel assessment system includes four pillars, four criteria, 17 particular, and 5 integral indicators. The first-in-kind evaluation, based on survey data, found that the competitiveness of Bulgarian farms is good. The competitiveness of cooperatives is highest, followed by corporations and associations, sole traders, and physical persons. Critical for competitive positions of farms are: low productivity, income, financial security, and adaptability to natural environment, where public support and farms’ management strategies should be directed. Large shares of the country’s farms have low competitiveness, and if measures are not taken to improve management, restructuring, state support, etc., many farms will cease to exist in the near future. In some cases, other characteristics of governing structures like size, specialization, market orientation, and ecological location, are critical for determining competitiveness level. The suggested and successfully tested framework for assessing the competitiveness of farms should be further improved and applied more widely and periodically in the country and internationally. The precision and representativeness of the information used should also be improved by increasing the number of surveyed farms and their important characteristics. The later requires close cooperation with producer organizations, national agricultural advisory service, and other interested parties as well as extending and improving the system for collecting agro-statistical information in the country and the EU.

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“…The question of a proper understanding and evaluation of the levels and factors of competitiveness of governing structures of farming activities (farms of different type), have been among the most topical academic, ago-business, and policies issues [1][2][3][4]. There are numerous publications on the competitiveness of farms of different sizes [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12], in major agrarian industries [5,11,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19], diverse farming systems [17][18]20], specific geographical and ecological regions [9,11,17,21], its key driving factors [6, 10-11, 18, 22], etc.…”

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Comparative and Absolute Competitiveness of Governing Structures in Bulgarian Farming

Bachev

2023

SSRN Journal

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Development Strategy on Business of Informal Sector and Its Role in Reducing Poverty in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract: The study is aimed to identify the problems of informal sector business, to design the models and strategy in developing

Cited by 3 publications

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Challenges confronting waste pickers in Indonesia: An on-field analysis

Challenges confronting waste pickers in Indonesia: An on-field analysis

A Comprehensive Study on the Competitiveness of Governing Structures of Bulgarian Farming

Comparative and Absolute Competitiveness of Governing Structures in Bulgarian Farming

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