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Developing character and entrepreneurship among young men in a fishing community in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Stanford Richard J.,
Febriamansyah Rudi,
Prayanda Ibnu Riyadhie,
Henri Erikson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3532
Subject(s) - poverty , psychological intervention , honesty , developing country , entrepreneurship , indonesian , socioeconomic status , fishing , economic growth , curriculum , business , development economics , economics , political science , psychology , sociology , finance , social psychology , population , linguistics , philosophy , demography , psychiatry , law
The causes of poverty in fishing communities are frequently multidimensional . Poverty alleviation interventions, however, are often monodimensional , mainly providing physical assets such as fishing equipment. Such interventions fail to address human, social and institutional weaknesses and, perversely, may increase fishing effort and exacerbate poverty. To address one gap in current poverty alleviation efforts, human capacity potential and weaknesses among young men in an Indonesian fishing village were explored, by interviewing youth and elders. A teaching curriculum was developed, which includes practical skills on developing a business, financial management, marketing and material addressing character issues such as honesty, integrity and self‐esteem.