Posts with tag: Human development
What is Jokowi planning to do about stunting?
Aid & Development, Elections, Policies, Policy in Focus, Politics, Public healthStunting due to malnutrition and other factors poses threats to Indonesia’s human and economic development. So what is the re-elected president promising to do about it? Nur Fitri Widya Astuti gives some pointers for a better way forward.
Talking Indonesia: roads, development and violence in Papua
Aid & Development, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Talking IndonesiaIn the wake of the attack in Nduga district, Dr Dave McRae speaks to Dr Jenny Munro about the situation in the Papuan provinces. How do Papuans feel about the government's infrastructure push in the region, and their place in the Indonesian nation?
Talking Indonesia: Alfred Wallace and human development
Talking IndonesiaBritish naturalist Alfred Wallace was a leading evolutionary scholar known for describing the Wallace Line, which separates the distinct flora and fauna of eastern and western Indonesia. In Talking Indonesia, Dr Dave McRae speaks to Dr Jeff Neilson, who is exploring the relevance of "a Wallacean worldview" for the study of sustainable livelihoods.