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Political Aspects of Poverty, Income Distribution and their Measurement: Some Examples from Rural Java

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… with a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication table always in his pocket, Sir, ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to. It is a mere question of figures, a case of simple arithmetic. Mr Gradgrind in Dickens's Hard Times. Research has indicated that in rural areas, the income of the poor has increased faster than that of the rich … in 1967, 9 out of 10 Indonesians lived below the poverty line; in 1970, 8 out of 10, and in 1976 only 3 out of 10. This means the benefits of development are being distributed … How do we react to these figures? One may still suggest various reservations concerning the indicators of increasing equality. For example, it should be made clear to the layman to what extent the poverty line standard based on the World Bank research is sufficiently valid and objective to be used as a measure and a guide for Indonesian society. We also need further clarification of the more rapid income increases among the poor compared to the rich in rural society. For according to other research, they say that the gap between land‐owners and labourers is also increasing. Kompas editorial, 18 August, 1977, Jakarta (translated).

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  • Benjamin White, 1979. "Political Aspects of Poverty, Income Distribution and their Measurement: Some Examples from Rural Java," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 10(1), pages 91-114, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devchg:v:10:y:1979:i:1:p:91-114
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1979.tb00032.x
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