Poverty Alleviation Through the Cash for Work Program:
A Case Study on the Implementation of Good Enough Governance in Nanga Pamolontian Village and Mekar Mulya Village of Lamandau Regency, Central Kalimantan
- DOI
- 10.2991/978-2-38476-082-4_36How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Good Enough Governance; Cash For Work; Poverty Alleviation
- Abstract
Good governance has been expected to solve poverty in developing countries, yet it faces many challenges. Criticism has been addressed by the new concept known as Good Enough Governance (GEG), believing that developing countries must only focus on the resources they have to solve problems; they do not need to do everything at once. Cash for Work, representing good governance, faces problems when implemented without considering each village’s readiness and characteristics. We analyzed characteristics of the policy arena, institutions and interests, actions, and choices supporting GEG principles in Cash for Work. The study was a qualitative case study in Nanga Pamolontian and Mekar Mulya Village of Lamandau Regency, Central Kalimantan, employing pattern match for data analysis. Findings confirmed that Mekar Mulya was more ready for Cash for Work than Nanga Pamolontian due to their different cultures. However, Cash for Work did not alleviate poverty because the poor were not involved in the program. Lack of technical guidance, training, and stakeholder support affected the program’s success. We propose government interventions in the policy arena, institutions and interests, actions, and choices like policy champions to alleviate poverty; it takes the political will, guidance, supervision, and delegation from the regency government to village governments based on each village’s characteristics.
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TY - CONF AU - Triadi Eka Asi Jayadiputera AU - Sumartono Sumartono AU - Mohammad Nuh AU - Sujarwoto Sujarwoto PY - 2023 DA - 2023/07/26 TI - Poverty Alleviation Through the Cash for Work Program: BT - Proceedings of the International Conference of Public Administration and Governance (ICOPAG 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 401 EP - 416 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-082-4_36 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-082-4_36 ID - Jayadiputera2023 ER -