MASALAH KEMISKINAN DAN BEBERAPA PENDEKATAN PENANGGULANGANNYA DI PROVINSI JAWA TIMUR

Recently, poverty in Indonesia constitutes part of the complexity of nation's problem
amid the fast transitional change and the globally uncertain condition of economy.
In the state of high defence on foreign loan, currently, any efforts dealing with
poverty problem need to be simultaneously supported by the development process
of national awareness and self-supporting attitude.
To overcome the poverty, critical awareness in monitoring and responding the
government operation which is based on good governance, from all aspects, needs
to be developed. Therefore, synergetic plan and program implementation need to
be continuously sustained in order that the development program can be effectively
and efficiently carried out. One of the instruments expected to be able to encourage
the implementation of comprehensively regional development plan is the coordinative
forum of participative development.
Keywords: Demography, Labor Force, Unemployment, Poverty