An Analysis of the Role of Social Safety Net Scholarships in Reducing School Drop-Out During the Indonesian Economic Crisis

School drop-out, illiteracy and genderequariumaresomeoftheseriousproblems faced by developingcountries,Inclonesiais no eurption. In1984, Indonesia dea'ared a state sanctioned movement of six-year basic education, followed by a similar movement of nine obligatory education which should have been thoroughly completed in 2004. It seemed that due to economic crisis, this program had to be stretched out to the especially o(terIndonesia has given its commitment to Dakar accord on Education for All The logical consequence ofthis accond is that by theyear 2015 Indonesia should befreefivm illiteracy and by theyear 2008 the program ofnineyear obligatory education should be completely realized This is a deicult test on the government's commitment in this case This artide is an attempt to describea common phenomenon ofschool-drop-out alangwith the exposure ofthe root ofthe problem, the alternative solution, the constraints, and the critical notes. The key to theproblem is the seriuousness on thepart ofthe governmentand schools as well as the awareness ofthe sodety.

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Perlindungan Sosial Bagi Perempuan Korban Pernikahan Dini di Gorontalo

Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Media Pemikiran dan Dakwah Pembangunan ◽

10.14421/jpm.2020.041-10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 223-246

Author(s):

Yuhelson Yuhelson ◽

Ramlani Lina Sinaulan ◽

Abdul Rahmat

Keyword(s):

Women Victims ◽

Parent Education ◽

Social Protection ◽

Safety Net ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Early Age ◽

Social Safety Net ◽

Low Education ◽

Role Of Parents

This study explores the dynamic of early-age marriage and implementing social protection concepts for households’ women victims in Gorontalo. This research uses qualitative method with explorative-inductive approaches. We were collected data by interviews, observation, and documentation. Resulting studies that early-age marriage cases in Gorontalo effected by low education, patriarchy system, domestic violence, divorced, and multi-dimensional poverty. For that, this study recommended that social control be worked fine, where the role of parent’, education, and community—create a social safety net for getting better—this role of parents and educational institutions in implementing the protection concept as a social policy reformulation material.Studi ini mengeksplorasi dinamika pernikahan dini dan skema perlindungan sosial yang tepat bagi perempuan korban kekerasan dalam ruamh tangga di Gorontalo. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan eksploratif-induktif. Data dikumpulkan dengan wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa kasus pernikahan dini di Gorontalo disebabkan oleh rendahnya tingkat pendidikan, budaya patriarkhi, kekerasan dalam rumah tangga, perceraian, dan kemiskinan multidimensi. Untuk itu, studi ini merekomendasikan agar kontrol sosial dapat berfungsi dengan baik—peran orang tua, sekolah, dan komunitas—agar social safety net berjalan dengan baik. Peran ini tercermin dalam konsep perlindungan sebagai bahan untuk reformulasi kebijakan sosial.

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The parental home as labor market insurance for young Greeks during the Great Recession

Journal of Demographic Economics ◽

10.1017/dem.2020.23 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-38

Author(s):

Rebekka Christopoulou ◽

Maria Pantalidou

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Safety Net ◽

Reverse Causality ◽

Parental Home ◽

Social Safety Net ◽

The Great Recession ◽

The Family ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Labor market conditions in Greece have severely deteriorated during the crisis, affecting youths the most. Using the Greek crisis as a case-study, this paper examines the role of the family as a social safety net for its young members. Specifically, we test the relationship between youth labor outcomes and parental co-residence, whether this relationship has become stronger during the crisis, and the degree to which the relationship is causal. Our results confirm that the parental home is a refuge both for jobless youth and for those in poorly paid, insecure jobs, and this role has intensified during the crisis. We find no reverse causality between co-residence and employment status for young men, and significant reverse causality for women. This finding implies that all youths live in the parental home when they are in need themselves, but it is young women not men who live with parents when parents are in need or for cultural reasons.

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Interest Groups

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199838509.013.034 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Tracy Roof

Keyword(s):

Welfare State ◽

Interest Groups ◽

Professional Associations ◽

Safety Net ◽

Social Welfare Policy ◽

Social Safety Net ◽

Group Influence ◽

Welfare State Development ◽

Interest Group Influence

This chapter examines the role of interest groups in shaping American social welfare policy. It outlines major theories and findings on interest group influence in American politics and comparative welfare state development and examines the activities and influence of major categories of groups, including business, labor, agriculture, professional associations, intergovernmental organizations, and citizens’ groups. Although many interest groups have helped secure policies that form a limited social safety net, this chapter suggests that the competition among a diverse array of interest groups in a fragmented political system makes policy change difficult. This tendency towards gridlock, which favors the interests of some groups over others, has constrained the size and redistribution of the American welfare state.

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Walking a Tightrope: Using Financial Diaries to Investigate Day-to-Day Financial Decisions and the Social Safety Net of the Financially Excluded

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ◽

10.1177/0002716220921154 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 689 (1) ◽

pp. 46-64

Author(s):

Olga Biosca ◽

Neil McHugh ◽

Fatma Ibrahim ◽

Rachel Baker ◽

Tim Laxton ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Low Income ◽

Financial Services ◽

Safety Net ◽

Social Safety Net ◽

Short Term ◽

Financial Decisions ◽

Financial Exclusion ◽

The Social

Financially vulnerable, low-income individuals are more likely to experience financial exclusion as they are unable to access financial services that meet their needs. How do they cope with economic instability, and what is the role of social networks in their coping strategies? Using financial diaries, we explore the day-to-day monetary transactions (n = 16,889) of forty-five low-to-moderate income individuals with restricted access to mainstream lending in Glasgow, UK, over a six-month period. Our sample includes users of microcredit and financial advice, as well as nonusers of these services. Findings reveal that informal lending to avoid the pernicious effects of short-term illiquidity was pervasive among these individuals. However, taking informal loans often strains valuable social capital and keeps people from building up a formal credit footprint. Our findings suggest that financially vulnerable populations would benefit from policies that focus on alternative financial mechanisms to help stabilize income-insecure individuals in the short-term.

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