Rural Economic Development: Alternative Innovation on the Welfare Policies of Children in Remote Areas

AUTHOR(S)

AMER P. MACALAWI, JD, MPA

ABSTRACT

— The study focused on economic development as an alternative innovation in policy legislation. This is looking for the wellbeing of children in remote areas. Innovation is an aspiration for many people yearning for development. Children in remote areas are disadvantaged rather than in urban areas. But these are given priority by the support group to sustain the needs. Welfare policies are a set of rules and guidelines in extending program, project and activities. Qualitative research design with multi-case study approach is used. Purposive sampling technique is used in selecting participants. The interview, observation, and focus group discussion is used in gathering data. The data analysis is using the framework as basis for creating proposition, organizing phenomenon, developing themes, examining synthesis. The findings are presented in three subtopics with ten themes includes the subtopic one rural economic development with four themes includes rural areas, forms of economic development, rural economic and development options; subtopics two with four themes incorporates children welfare, children characteristics, remote areas and children’s policies; subtopic three comprises welfare policy innovation includes rural economic innovation and welfare policy development. The study concludes that rural economic development addressed an innovation of welfare policies of children in remote areas. The study recommends to a) work closely with policymakers in the legislation; b) collaborate with the local and national agency; c) strengthen self-help group of parents and family for productive endeavor; and d) support with the social structure in looking welfare of the children in the remote areas. Keywords — Development, Innovation, Policy, Welfare