dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study is to formulate a strategy for poverty reduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Poverty continues to be a phenomenal problem throughout the history of Indonesia as a nation state, a
country’s history that one look and care of poverty. In a country that mismanaged, there is no bigger issue, in
addition to the problem of poverty (Sahdan, 2005). Poverty appears not only relative poverty but also absolute
poverty. Its nature is not only a cultural poverty, but also structural poverty (Badarudin, 2010). The research
method used refers to the descriptive qualitative approach supported by secondary data from official sources
are to be believed. The results of this study revealed that poverty reduction in the province were not uniformly
performed. Each region has a poverty reduction strategy that is different, tailored to the potential of each
region. Besides differences in the poverty reduction strategy of each region is also based on the ability of each
local government to cooperate with various parties as well as poverty reduction policy which is based on local
economic development. | en_US |