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POOR people , *POVERTY , *RICE , *PETROLEUM , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
This article discusses the plight of some of Indonesia's poorest people. The article suggests that the number of poor people in Indonesia has reportedly increased from previous years. The Urban Poor Consortium believes that the number of people falling into poverty in Jakarta, Indonesia, has risen by almost twice as much as reported in government statements. A report on the subject, being prepared by the World Bank, argues that artificially high rice prices are much more to blame than the effects of the fuel price increase.
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- 2006