Inclusive Growth in Indonesia: Myth or Reality?

This paper highlights some of the pro-poor policies exercised by the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) government which directly impact the lives of the people, which were in turn politically directed to mobilise popular support towards the regime. The paper shows how the SBY government has failed to draw a real positive correlation between economic growth and job creation, and between the development of financial sector and real (productive) sectors and economic growth with actual poverty reduction.