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"After outlining the shift in interpretation of the concept and objectives of rural development since the mid-1960s, the main consequences of the new role assigned to formal credit in the desired rural transformation process are explored. Against this background, some general characteristics of rural credit provision in Indonesia are summarized. Subsequently, the study deals with the present-day role of formal rural credit in the area, the actual use of credit by the households in the various agro-physical zones, and the appraised needs with recommendations for a policy of rural credit provision which is better attuned to the socio-economic circumstances as present in the geographical setting of this part of central Java, Indonesia."

"ABSTRACTAdministrative and territorial units Indonesian villages and hamlets have, for the last decade or so increasingly come within the sphere of interest of both national and regional planners for the simple reason that a balanced and effective development strategy has to account for the rural hinterland where the majority of approximately 130 million people live. There seems to be a growing consciousness among both planners and other less professional policy makers that sustained economic development of the country would only be possible if villages and hamlets are successful in skillfully exploiting their resources and potencies, and thus becoming growth centers themselves. Therefore, in order that hamlets and villages be enabled to deploy and accelerate the pace of development appropriate measures will continue to be taken by the government. Its interference, having been a long accepted principle, is not the problem. However, where the shoe pinges is in the relative ignorance and lack of data about a good many aspects of rural life, in national and regional level planning boards, encompassing specific patterns of interacting social categories, e.g. institutions and more formal groupings as associations or corporate organizations. There is, moreover a lack of knowledge"

"There is a growing concern on government perception that involving people in development is regarded important to deliver the success. This can be identified from participative programs and projects carried out, so far, by the government...."

"Ever since a number of centuries non-agricultural activities play an important role in the rural economy of Java. The last decades, their significance has increased further. Presently, close to half of both primary employment and income in rural Java originate from outside the agricultural sector. In this contribution, the history of rural industry on Java is outlined and the recent developments in its rural economy are subsequently summarized. Ensuring this, result from both enterprise and household survey s as recently carried out in Yogyakarta are presented and analyzed. This with a view to assess whether the behavior of the various components of the rural non-farm economy in the area is in line with developments in Southeast Asia as a whole as sketched by Saith (1992) in his publication on the rural non-farm economy in developing countries. A number of conclusions are arrived at pertaining to the relevance and applicability of his model to the Javanese context. Finally, as assessment of the prospects of rural industry in this part of Indonesia is presented and contrasted with his findings."