This book focuses on the development of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia based on various primary and secondary
field surveys. In doing so, the book provides a regional comparison of
countries in Asia- Pacific, covering issues such as employment
generation, formation of gross domestic product (GDP), export
development, development constraints, productivity, and investment.
To achieve this, the book analyzes the role of partnerships between
MSMEs such as large companies, banks and government institutions, and
the role of cooperatives. It also includes studies on women's
entrepreneurship in Indonesia, and also explores the crisis mitigating
measures (CMMs) widely adopted by MSMEs affected by financial crises in
the past. Finally, the book also examines the development of financial
technology (FinTech), and in particular peer-to-peer (P2P) lending and
how this can serve as an alternative source of funding for MSMEs in
Indonesia.
Aspects of this book would be useful to students, researchers,
practitioners, and also those interested in economic-related sustainable
development goals (SDGs), given the importance the United Nations (UN)
has assigned to MSMEs for taking a lead in employment creation, and
poverty eradication.