This pandemic does not only affect health aspects but also economic aspects. The world today
faces a recession resulting from the covid-19 pandemic. Indonesia’s economy continues to lead
to a recovery, although not very significant. The current government continues to make various
recovery efforts. One of the flagship programs includes encouraging and strengthening support for
social protection and increasing the purchasing power of households as well as various business
sectors, including small and medium-sized micro enterprises (MSMEs). This condition urges the
world to create new breakthroughs to rise from this adversity. Academicians and practitioners need
to work together to find the necessary solutions and developments. Surely, it will contribute to solve
the problems in society by interdisciplinary cooperation. This collaboration will create innovations
in science and technology especially business and economic field.
This book includes in-depth discussions between academicians and practitioners, especially on
how to strengthen the regional sectors to be the strong pillars of the country’s economy. Interestingly,
various methods are used to observe the problems, to explore the solutions, and to develop the
innovation.
This book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners of social empowerment,
governance, and other related stakeholders.