| dc.description.abstract | This research is intended to examine the influence of fiscal decentralization on
economic growth, poverty, employment, and welfare at regencies/municipalities level
in Central Java Province. Research population consist of 29 regencies and 6
municipalities, employing secondary data from Central Bureau of Statistic of Central
Java Province and regencies/municipalities level in Central Java Province within the
period of 2001 up to 2005. Data analysis is conducted by using path analysis with
AMOS program software. The results of this study indicate that, first fiscal
decentralization has a positive and significant effect on economic growth. Second,
economic growth has a positive and significant effect on employment rate. Third,
economic growth has a negative and significant effect on poverty. Forth, economic
growth has a positive and significant effect on welfare. Fifth, employment rate has a
negative and significant effect on welfare. Sixth, poverty has a negative and
significant effect on welfare at regencies/municipalities level in Central Java
Province. | en_US |
