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Accepted Paper:

The creative Kampungs of Solo, Indonesia: a case study in public policy, informal inventiveness, and sustainability  
Ahmad Rifai (Yayasan Kota Kita) Nina Asterina (Yayasan Kota Kita) Brett Davis (University of Pennsylvania)

Paper short abstract:

By examining the community and economic conditions of three 'creative kampungs' in Solo, Indonesia, this paper explores the relationship between public policy, the inventiveness of informal enterprise, and sustainability.

Paper long abstract:

This paper examines the relationship between public policy and the inventiveness of informal enterprise, and asks to what degree informal innovations contribute to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Using a mixed methodology of direct observation, interviews, regulatory impact analysis, and a survey, it analyzes three informal industry clusters in Solo, Central Java, a city that has in recent years earned a reputation as an Indonesian model city. Furthermore, it explores the economic geography of informal industry in Solo, seeking to better understand how Indonesian urban industrial geographic concepts, such as 'creative kampung' and 'sentra,' interact with government interventions. Forthcoming research will build on this paper to recommend economic development strategies in Solo in order to strengthen and support local sustainability.

Panel P10
The informality of inventiveness: knowledge, innovation and the sustainability of the informal economy
  Session 1