The prevalence of social exclusion in Indonesia: How to enhance individual inclusion?

In favour of economic growth and advancement in pro-poor policies, developed and
developing countries have succeeded to reduce poverty. However, social policies in the less developed nations paid less attention to resolve the growing phenomenon occurring across the social strata, popularly known as social exclusion. This study aims to fill the gap; to investigate social exclusion through the lens of capability approach by taking the case of Indonesia. It aims to seek answer the question of:
(1) What is the prevalence of individual social exclusion in Indonesia?; (2) To what extent individual- and contextual- intensifier contribute to the variation of individual exclusion in Indonesia?; (3) Which forms of exclusion are the key leading factor? The study uses the Indonesian Family Life Survey 2000 and 2007 to examine individual exclusion in three dimensions: social, economic, and political exclusion. The results will indicate the significant elements of capabilities, which constitute individual social exclusion in the three dimensions and how it evolves over time. The analysis will
also demonstrate the interdependency nature within different dimensions of social exclusion allowing one to understand which component of exclusion lead to another form of exclusion.