New government vs. unemployment<\/p>\n
We could declare already that a new president and vice
\npresident have been elected. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf
\nKalla are merely waiting for the official announcement that they
\nwon Monday's election runoff.<\/p>\n
Amid the euphoria, however, is a gamut of domestic issues that
\nmust be tended to by the new government, chiefly unemployment.
\nThe new government faces the challenge of creating as many jobs
\nas possible for the people.<\/p>\n
It is assumed that over the next five years, unemployment
\nwould continue to haunt the country's socio-economic condition.<\/p>\n
Thus, we should not so easily believe the promises made by the
\npresidential and vice presidential candidates to solve the
\nproblem within the next five years, unless they have special
\nstrategies.<\/p>\n
To create employment, the new government must boost the
\ninformal sector, as Amien Rais said during his campaign in the
\nfirst round of the presidential election in July.<\/p>\n
The unemployment rate could be reduced if 40 million informal
\nsmall-scale enterprises across the country each gave a job to one
\njobless person.<\/p>\n
Consequently, the government should develop a climate
\nconducive to and provide enough funds for developing informal
\nsmall-scale businesses into formal enterprises.<\/p>\n
Solving unemployment is far from easy. The newly elected
\npresident must be aware that it is like a time bomb that could
\nexplode at any time if it is not managed well. -- Republika<\/p>",
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