NOTA DAN ULASAN

Friday, July 4, 2008

James A. Crone

How can we solve our social problems?

A social problem exists when people subjectively perceive and have empirical evidence to show that social conditions combine at a local, societal, or global level to cause personal problems.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Kees Jansen and Sietze Vellema

Kees Jansen and Sietze Vellema (2004), Agribusiness and Society - Corporate responses to environmentalism, market opportunities and public regulation, Zed Books, London-New York.

1. Agribusiness and enviromentalism: the politics of technology innovation and regulations.

2. Reconciling shareholders, stakeholders and managers: experiencing the Ciba-Geigy vision for sustainable development.

Hans Dieter SEIBEL

Hans Dieter SEIBEL (2008), Islamic Microfinance in Indonesia: The Challenge of Institutional Diversity, Regulation, and Spervision, Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Volume 23, Number 1, pp 86-103.

There are two options of promoting islamic microfinance: (1) assisting Islamic commercial banks to establish units with Islamic microfinance products. (2) reassesing in participatory process the chalenges and realistic opportunities of Islamic rural rural banks and coooperatives, with a focus on effective internal control, external supervision and establishment of associations with apex services to their member institutions.