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Pro-Poor Policy Options: Empowering Indigenous Institutions in Indonesia

Year of publication 2011

Pages 5p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Category Other document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This policy brief argues that empowering indigenous institutions is an effective strategy for reducing rural poverty in Indonesia. The brief highlights the importance of crafting empowerment policies in conjunction with indigenous institutions and of strengthening institutional voice and capacity to participate in decision-making and program implementation.

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