Author: Asrul Sidiq
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-13-20
Year: 2013
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2013
Examination Committee: Jayant Kumar Routray (Chairperson); Soparth Pongquan, Mokbul Morshed Ahmad (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to understand the changing pattern of socio economic develo pment at district level in Aceh and evaluation of the impact of rural development policy (PNPM and BKPG). In Aceh, there are two main programs in terms of rural Development. There are National Program for Community Empowerment (PNPM Rural) and Financial A ssistance for Village Welfare (BKPG). The specific objectives of the research are to analyze impacts of related policies and programs in rural development to identify and assess the satisfaction of the impact in selected components in rural development a nd to recommend policies and programs to reduce the inter – district rural development disparity. This study is brought about making a pattern and trend analysis on rural gap in Aceh in terms of a set of socio – economic indicators on the basis of secondary data. Here, for trend and pattern analysis, two time periods (2007 and 2011) data were considered. This research conducted an empirical study on rural households to examine rural disparity in the local level and their perceptions towards policies and progr ams for analyzing the outcomes of those. To analyze the pattern of rural disparities in Aceh, primary survey was conducted on households from two area of a specific region using a survey questionnaire as a prime tool with a total of 123 sampled respondents . The two areas are Montasik as developed rural area and Indra Jaya as less developed rural area. Other data collection methods were reconnaissance survey and key informants‟ interview. The research was focused on quantitative analysis with the support of qualitative approach. Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that overall rural development remains same among all the districts during 2007 and 2011. Main findings of this res
Scholarship Donor(s): The Government of the Province of Aceh, Indonesia
Note: A thesis proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning
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