CGM Insights
CGM Insights features Policy, Issue, and Research Briefs that share new thinking on governance and human well-being. Produced by scholars around the world, these publications reflect CGM’s role as an impartial research hub for ideas, making complex research accessible.
The model of family empowerment program for community development in West Java, Indonesia
Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, October 31, 2011
Family empowerment is very important, as through empowerment programs the information and knowledge which are key determinants of progress of a society, may be passed on to the next generation. Community education, especially community empowerment which is considered a national investment, is expected to increase human skills, and knowledge of the society. It means that the entire population of Indonesia, regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds, is encouraged to learn and make productive use of knowledge all the time.
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Improving Social Well-Being Through New Democratic Institutions
SageJournals
We evaluate the role of a new type of democratic institution, participatory budgeting (PB), for improving citizens’ well-being. Participatory institutions are said to enhance governance, citizens’ empowerment, and the quality of democracy, creating a virtuous cycle to improve the poor’s well-being.
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