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Understanding the Utilization of Indigenous Institutions: The Case of Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia

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  • Ayu Swaningrum

    (Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
    LEAD Program, Leiden University, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands)

  • Geert R. de Snoo

    (Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
    Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Gerard A. Persoon

    (Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Developmental Sociology, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands)

  • C. J. M. Musters

    (Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Indigenous institutions may play a vital role in sustainable development at the local level by serving the people’s interests and supporting their livelihood. By distributing structured questionnaires to the households in our research area, this research aimed to find the determining factor of the utilization of community institutions, especially indigenous institutions. Per household, 26 features, including demographic, psycho-social, economic, and location variables, were collected to study the predictability of the utilization of community institutions. The results show that the location variables are the most crucial for explaining the utilization of community institutions in times of need.

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  • Ayu Swaningrum & Geert R. de Snoo & Gerard A. Persoon & C. J. M. Musters, 2025. "Understanding the Utilization of Indigenous Institutions: The Case of Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-17, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:4:p:1392-:d:1586629
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