Social Economic Approach Research Articles

Integrating Social-Economic Approaches for Integrated Watershed Management and Coastal Area

Integrated watershed management is a holistic and sustainable approach in managing water resources and the environment associated with river flow. One of the important aspects in integrated watershed management is to pay attention to the socio-economic aspects of the people living around the river. In many places in Indonesia, watershed bears a heavy burden due to its high population density and intensive utilization of natural resources, leading to environmental degradation and a decline in watershed conditions. On the other hand, the demands on watershed to support livelihood systems, including community activities and fisheries from upstream to downstream, coastal areas, and the sea, are substantial. The purpose of the study was to identify the socio-economic situation of the community and how to manage the watershed with the approach of the socio-economic aspects of the community. The method used was Qualitative analysis with observation, deep interview, and questionary. The purpose of the study was to identify the socio-economic situation of the community and how to manage the watershed with the approach of the socio-economic aspects of the community. The method used was Qualitative analysis with observation, deep interview, and questionary. The results showed that education level in the upstream area is higher than the downstream area. The level of education, employment, and community income can affect their attitudes and participation in watershed management activities. Communities who have higher education, jobs related to watersheds and coastal areas, and adequate income tend to be more active and aware of maintaining the sustainability of watersheds and coastal areas.

Social Gerontology Theory

This paper presents a review of social theories of aging including early theories based on role, disengagement, activity, and continuity, and more recent theories based on modernization, feminism, gerotranscendence, and interactionism. The elements, assumptions and possible biases, and strengths and weaknesses of each major theory are discussed. Since gerontology is multidisciplinary, the variety of theoretical perspectives can be viewed as a strength of this particular field. Similarly, the theories have foci representing micro and macro approaches, functional and conflict approaches, social structural and social psychological approaches, and historical and economic approaches. The possibility of Euro-centric and male-centric biases of theory should not be ignored. Cross-cultural research can further contribute to refining and strengthening the social gerontology knowledge base and its value informing a wider diversity of areas, including public health and medicine.

Andong and Pedicab as Halal Tourism Transportation Means for Tourists in Malioboro Yogyakarta with Social Economic Approach

Tourism is one of the leading sectors that contributes significantly to Indonesia's national income. Yogyakarta is one of the regions in Indonesia that can run halal tourism. because yogyakarta is one of the provinces that has many tourist attractions. In addition, the majority of the population of Yogyakarta is Muslim. Therefore, it has potential in the development of halal tourism. One of the things that attracts the attention of both local and international tourists is the traditional vehicles in this city. The traditional vehicles are andong and pedicap. This research is descriptive qualitative by using an inductive approach. The theoretical basis is used as a guide so that the research focus is in accordance with the facts on the ground. In this study, we as researchers started from the data, using the existing theory as explanatory material. Andong adn pedicab being a passenger transport. The uniqueness and peculiarity of the andong and pedicab make it not only an ordinary transportation but has become part of a halal tourist attraction that is quite popular with tourists in the Malioboro area.

Institusionalisasi akad muamalah

Islamic contract mechanism, as it's called al-'aqd al-muamalah) was doneas personal contract. The emerging of islamic bank makes it transfrormed being aninstitution contract, that changes a simple contract being a rigid one, because aposition of the islamic bank. This process is called by "institutionalization", where itcould be realized without external power which support that process, such as policypower who arranges by rules, internal resources who prepars software, hardware andbrainware, economi power who supports market acceptance analysis, social powerwho supports accelerated improvement and inovation, and ijtihad power who supportssyariah compliance. The three latest are research focus and by social economicapproach and qualitative analysis model, this research finds that theinstitutionalization of islamic contract has been transforming for a long-long time agoand using two ways scientifically integration process, economics and syariah (islamiclaw), especially al-fiqh al-mu'ámalah.

The Marine Natural Resources Management Model with Social Economic Approach

This study aims to analyze determinants of management optimization level and build a model relating to the management of marine natural resources/capture fisheries with soci al economic approach in Bengkulu Province. The types of data collected in this study include primary data (as the main data) and secondar y data (as supporting data), which are carried out by interview, questionnaire, focus group discussion, and documentation method. The data analysis method used is descriptive metho an d d iscriminant a nalysis method . The results showed that through discrimin ant analysis method, a mathematical (quantitative) model was produced , namely optimization level of marine natural resources management, which was significantly determined by 6 (six) determinant factors including the development of marine natural resource capture method,quality of facilities in TPI ( Fish Melting Place ) , quality of togetherness/participation in marine resource management, quality of ability to market of fish catches , role of local customary institut ion, and role of government institutions (DKP and OPD r elated) .

MODEL PENGELOLAAN SUMBERDAYA ALAM KELAUTAN DENGAN PENDEKATAN SOSIAL EKONOMI

This study aims to analyze determinants of management optimization level and build a model relating to the management of marine natural resources/capture fisheries with soci al economic approach in Bengkulu Province. The types of data collected in this study include primary data (as the main data) and secondar y data (as supporting data), which are carried out by interview, questionnaire, focus group discussion, and documentation method. The data analysis method used is descriptive metho an d d iscriminant a nalysis method . The results showed that through discrimin ant analysis method, a mathematical (quantitative) model was produced , namely optimization level of marine natural resources management, which was significantly determined by 6 (six) determinant factors including the development of marine natural resource capture method,quality of facilities in TPI ( Fish Melting Place ) , quality of togetherness/participation in marine resource management, quality of ability to market of fish catches , role of local customary institut ion, and role of government institutions (DKP and OPD r elated) .

Combination of a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) and social economic approaches in prioritizing the development of Riau Coastlines, Indonesia

The length of Riau coastlines, Indonesia were approximately 900 km long. Hence, there has been difficulty in prioritizing managing various locations of the coastline damages based on a systematic approach. The objectives of this paper are to apply the state of art in the identification of 16 major coastlines vulnerability index in Riau, and to prioritizing which coastlines should be managed in terms of 4 main aspects such as; technical aspect, economic, environmental, and strategic one. The methodology applied in this paper utilized the combination of the Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) and social economic approaches using a Likert’s scale of 1 (low) to 5 (very high). This study has recommended a priority in managing the coastlines in Riau was as follow; Pambang Pesisir, Bengkalis and Tanah Merah, Meranti Islands. These coastlines were calculated as the very high level of vulnerability indexes of 75.3 and 74.9 respectively. This study also simulated the use of shoreline protection structure by Genesis software utilizing a revetment construction. The results showed that the construction of revetment structure in Pambang pesisir beach may reduce the shore erosion rate from 10 m/14 year to 0 m /14 year.

River Conservation Using SECEEL Approach: A Case Study on East Flood Way River, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

Current practices on river conservation are solely depending on social engineering, cultural, economic and environmental approaches without taking law enforcement into account. This issue becomes critical because river conservation is frequently experiencing conflict without assertive law enforcement. One of the cases is the presence of abundant structures on river bank despite of rules against such practices. This violation is rooted on law enforcement aspect. Therefore, integrated approach incorporating law enforcement is important to be studied. The purpose of this study is to test the effect of this integrated approach named Social Engineering, Culture, Economic, Environment comfort and Law enforcement (SECEEL) against river conservation on river bank. The analysis method is quantitative approach using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS – SEM) program involving 150 respondents as a sample of approximately 400 habitants in East Flood Way river, Semarang. The result shows that higher social engineering value and economic expediency together with lower rule of law are creating higher environment comfort level along the river bank. Meanwhile, more positive cultural values will decrease the level of environment comfort on the area. Interestingly, the higher the comfort level of the environment along the river will decrease the value of conservation.

Perencanaan Pengembangan Usaha Tani Perhutan Kerakyatan Di Daerah Tangkapan Gumbasa Bagian Hulu, Donggala, SULTENG (Studi Kasus Sub-sub Daerah Aliran Sungai Toranda)

The Research amed to determind policy introduce social forestry management development as a sustainable in Gumbasa Catchment Area – Donggala – Central Sulawesi. Research by case study from Subs Toranda Watershed,, included: social preference analysis for social forestry management development by MPE Approach, financial feasebility analysis by social economic method approach and soil erosion analysis by trial erosion approach, in cacao land use monoculture (traditional) 9% slope and 37%, cacao land use by SUPK/SFMU 10% slope and 38% and open land use 5% slope at all each 3 X so 15 sample unit. The result that social preference to choice commodity priorities farm develop SUPK/SFMU are; 1) Jati, 2) Mahoni3) Nantu/Nyatoh, 4) Cempaka, 5) Ebony, 6) Kemiri, 7) Avocado, Farm financial feasibility SUPK/SFMU by B/C ratio = 4,92 and IRR = 40% higher than cacao farm monoculture by B/C ratio 3,01 and IRR 35%. Cacao land use monoculture, SUPK/SFMU, open land use with erosion.Rate more from social erosion what can be accept (TSL). Land use erosion y cacao land use SUPK/SFMU can be reduce soil erosion 77,2% on slope “agak miring” and 74% on slope “agak curam” than cacao land use monoculture.

Corporate governance effectiveness evaluation at an enterprise

On the base of the conducted research the article proposes the essence of the term «corporate governance» as a system of norms, rules, methods, principles and modern management tools, the use of which provides effective functioning of an enterprise and the balance of the stakeholders. It is substantiated that it is expedient to use the social-economic approach for the corporate governance effectiveness evaluation. The author offers the directions of organization corporate governance evaluation within the social-economic approach. The author proposes to investigate the effectiveness of corporate governance within the social, economic and organizational effectiveness. Implementation of the offered process of the enterprise’s corporate governance evaluation allows defining state of enterprise and areas of imbalance of stakeholders’ interests in the development of an organization. The received information about the effectiveness of the corporate governance can be used to analyze state and prospects of further development of an enterprise. Implementation of the effective corporate governance system is aimed on the achievement of enterprise’s activity profitability, stable financial state, balance of stakeholders’ interests, and high level of corporate culture of the functioning structure. Also the evaluation of the corporate governance effectiveness within the social-economic approach makes it possible to determine the conformity of the management actions and owners of an organization to the strategic objectives within the strategy of development.

МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ВОПРОСЫ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ЭКОЛОГО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИХ ПРОЦЕССОВ

The concept of economy as a socio-technical system falls into the bounds of a narrow social-economic (sociologic) approach in the world economy management. Within the bounds of the given approach the economic sphere of activity is considered as an all-sufficient system establishing different social-economic ties with elements forming it – industrial and servicing complexes, transport systems, urbanized settlements and interacting with its surroundings – natural environment (biosphere). An economic method of pro-duction as a product of socium develops in terms of social-economic regularities supported by market rela-tions and scientific-technical solutions, and nature – on the basis of natural biological regularities which do not suppose a mutual interlacing of units in these processes. From the field of researchers’ vision escape deep interconnected transformations in society condi-tioned with the activity of market-directed socium, its economy and nature on the basis of the use of the latest productive forces, the expansion of techno-sphere and artificial world as a whole. Such a narrow approach in the comprehension of modern micro-, macro- and global economy limits the potentialities of effective management of current and prospective stable ecological-economic development as the consumption by a society the products of biosphere and its transformation in consequence of management is ignored. The process of extended production integrating in itself an exchange, distribution, production and consumption of material benefits does not include in the field of its consideration the transformation changes in natural-biological systems and transition to an anthropogenic one in many respects artificial environment of life support and life reproduction. Social systems recreate a technical-technological infrastructure of economy and in a wider sense – artificial environment, a technosphere. Its accelerating development promotes innovation development of enterprises and results in inevitable transformations in society, man, and nature, and in the dissemination of interrelated social, technosphere and natural transformation processes. Therefore it is necessary to expand a narrow content of a system approach of its wide multidisciplinary interpretation and to include interactive anthropogenic socio-natural processes in the field of the consideration of socio-technical and socio-economic systems. It will allow carrying out a thorough account and forecasting the consequences of the activities of managing subjects and passing to the prospect of stable socio-natural development.

Religion and worldview in the work of Marie Muller-Lulofs, a pioneer in Dutch social work

ABSTRACTSocial workers nowadays are confronted with recurrent issues about religion and spirituality when in contact with diverse client groups. This was also the case in the beginning of the profession around 1900, in Europe as well as in the US. This study analyses the work of a Dutch pioneer in social work, Marie Muller-Lulofs (1854–1954) and presents the religious and worldview aspects of her reflections on social work. Her standard work Van mensch tot mensch (From person to person) of 1916 forms the basic text for theory-driven content analysis by applying the seven-dimension model of worldview of Ninian Smart: doctrine/philosophy, organisations, ethics, stories, experiences, rituals and materials. Results show that Muller-Lulofs makes a strong plea for a secular profession. Social-economic approaches are on the foreground. And yet, the methods, skills and professional attitudes she describes are substantially accounted for in religious and spiritual terms. This is mainly done by introducing narratives and metaphors derived from Christian and Buddhist traditions. It is concluded that Muller-Lulofs uses religion and spirituality in a non-dogmatic and non-prescriptive way, but as a source of inspiration to underpin the new profession. Her approach is relevant for current issues in social work in multicultural societies.

Istraživanja položaja radnika i radnica na kruzerima: promišljanja o značaju feminističke perspektive

This paper analyzes the concepts of modern research of the cruise ship industry, with a special focus on the position of migrant workers. From the beginning of the 21st century, the rapid development of this industry on a global scale has drawn the attention of many authors and institutions, and the studies of this phenomenon have resulted in an interesting fragmentation: tourism studies and the social-economic approach. Tourism studies, as an important field of the cruise ship industry research, have rarely engaged on the topic of migrant cruise ship workers, while the social-economic perspective has barely included the field of tourism as an important element in researching their position. The goal of this paper is to simultaneously provide better understanding of the cruise ship industry phenomenon in a wider social, economic and political context, and also point out the oversights that are visible when creating notions in public discourses on the position of workers. In order to better explain the importance of re-conceptualizing their general position, it is necessary to consult tourism studies regarding this problem, explain the relations that exist within the travel and cruise ship industries, and connect that with the relation between work and migrations as the primary factor for contextualizing conditions in which they exist. A special aspect of this paper is dedicated to the problem of the lack of a feminist theory and critique, both in tourism studies and in the social-economic approach. By introducing the feminist perspective, this paper points out the “dangers” of the scientific research discourse in creating concepts about the “migrant subjectivity” and the marginality of cruise ship workers. The first section offers a short review of the approached and basic concepts in defining the cruise ship phenomenon, and refers to the legal and political context of the workers’ position within the industry. The second section deals with the insights of contemporary research and papers, indicating the theoretical and methodological problems of mapping the social-economic position of workers, while the aim of the third section is to indicate the importance of the feminist perspective in the understanding of this phenomenon, offering suggestions for further reviews and further research on the position of cruise ship workers, especially within the field of feminist geography.

Non-technical barriers for decentralised energy and energy efficient buildings

Purpose – This paper aims to demonstrate the complex inter-relationship of non-technical barriers involved in the implementation of decentralised energy (DE) projects. To meet its ambitious 2050 target of 80 per cent carbon emission reduction, the UK needs to increase dramatically the wider uptake of DE systems. Many examples exist internationally of DE systems leading to enhanced carbon emissions reductions, including systems based not only on technological but also on more innovative policy, financial and social-economic approaches. Design/methodology/approach – Following semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders and thematic analysis with NVivo8, four exemplar international DE case studies have been investigated. Findings – The main non-technical barriers were not necessarily financial, as is often believed; governance barriers, such as out-of-date regulations or unreliable partners, can also play a critical role in a project’s success or failure. Social barriers such as public apathy and misinformation often affect a project’s operation. It is further hypothesised that non-technical barriers are often shaped by personal and/or organisational values related to consumption, abundance, trust and control. Finally, recommendations are provided on overcoming these barriers with regards replicating similar DE projects in the UK context. Originality/value – A systematic perspective is presented, which takes into account the possible interactions between the various barriers and demonstrates that to remove some of these barriers, it is important to understand and account for their varied and interconnected nature.

Success in international decentralised urban energy initiatives: a matter of understanding?

Many towns and cities worldwide have begun implementing decentralised urban energy systems. Aiming to reduce their carbon emissions, many utilise not only technological innovation but also innovative policy and financial and social–economic approaches. Following interviews with stakeholders, four international cases, all of which were defined by stakeholders in different ways as “successful”, provide insights into the instigating driving forces contributing to success. Understanding of “success” varied between projects and between stakeholders, depending significantly on individual attitudes to sustainability, financial feasibility, technical performance and social acceptance, suggesting that a realistic definition of success involves not just a project's financial feasibility and energy savings, but that enhancing high-potential partnerships and transparency, and acceptance and understanding of the proposed project are also critical, as are interest from the media and outside organisations. The success of a project therefore cannot be measured simply via its outcomes – process factors and the context in which they unfold are also crucial.

INSTITUSIONALISASI AKAD MUAMALAH (Studi Transformasi tentang Proses dan Alur Migrasi Akad Personal ke Akad Institusi dalam Perbankan Syariah)

Islamic contract mechanism, as it's called al-'aqd al-muamalah ) was done as personal contract. The emerging of islamic bank makes it transfrormed being an institution contract, that changes a simple contract being a rigid one, because a position of the islamic bank. This process is called by "institutionalization", where it could be realized without external power which support that process, such as policy power who arranges by rules, internal resources who prepars software, hardware and brainware, economi power who supports market acceptance analysis, social power who supports accelerated improvement and inovation, and ijtihad power who supports syariah compliance. The three latest are research focus and by social economic approach and qualitative analysis model, this research finds that the institutionalization of islamic contract has been transforming for a long-long time ago and using two ways scientifically integration process, economics and syariah (islamic law), especially al-fiqh al-mu'amalah.

North African Identity and Racial Discrimination in France: A Social Economic Analysis of Capability Deprivation

The interaction between ethnocentric republican ideology and post-colonial racist legacy has led to the creation of a North African social identity which is characterized by dichotomous and negative representations in the hegemonic discourse in France. These misrepresentations are the source of racial discrimination, particularly on the labor market, which result in capability deprivation for individuals of North African heritage. Recent French anti-discrimination policies are examined using a social economic capability approach based on a relational notion of society. It is argued that because these policies have been developed within the confines of the republican model, they fail to directly address limits to social-structural and individual capacities to act faced by individuals of Maghrebi origin. As long as the ethnocentric interpretation of the republican model in hegemonic discourse is not questioned, anti-racial discrimination policies will most likely be unsuccessful in eliminating capability deprivation associated with North African social identity in France.

Návrh klasifikace soudobých sociálně-ekonomických přístupů k teorii růstu

The paper works with assumptions, that the conclusions of mainstream approaches to the growth theory are problematical; there are alternative social-economic approaches to the theory of economic growth that offer more plausible explanations of the fundamental economic questions than the traditional views; both social-economic lines of thought and social-economic approaches to the growth theory are not systematized. Considering of these matters, the main aim of this paper is to propose original classification of contemporary social-economic approaches to the growth theory and consecutively to characterize these classified approaches. Two partial streams within the social-economic approaches to the growth theory based on formal conception of institutions (the approach primarily emphasizing the importance of political institutions, the approach primarily emphasizing the importance of economic institutions) have many common features (subjects, methodology, conclusions, exponents) and they together make prevailing stream of the contemporary social-economic growth theory. The growth theory of the new institutional economics based on the North's path dependency concept is still less profiled. This approach really accepts the conception of institutions of Douglas North.

International trade and labour: a quest for moral legitimacy

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to critically review the arguments for and against a social clause as an ethical benchmark for international trade.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes a social economic approach in analysing the case for and against a social clause in international trade. It considers an economic, jurisprudential, social and human rights case for a social clause.FindingsThe consideration of a social clause purely in economic terms, removed from its social context fundamentally flaws the arguments on both sides of the debate. The conclusion of south‐south labour agreements, north‐south bilateral free‐trade agreements and regional integration schemes incorporating labour standards has a positive impact on diffusing tension and helping in consensus building around the issue. Labour standards are human rights and to claim comparative advantage in human rights in trade is unethical. There is a need to keep the debate alive especially within the World Trade Organization.Practical implicationsThe paper provides an insight into the utility of a social clause in the trade and development agenda for both developed and developing countries.Originality/valueGiven the strength of emotions surrounding the issue, the proposed approach will assist in detoxing the debate and in providing an avenue for vertical and horizontal consensus building on the issue.

Православие и хозяйство. Обзор русскоязычных исследований, диссертационных работ, конференций, полемики по основным социально-экономическим доктринам РПЦ, XIX – начало XXI вв.

Православие и хозяйство. Обзор русскоязычных исследований, диссертационных работ, конференций, полемики по основным социально-экономическим доктринам РПЦ, XIX – начало XXI вв.