Policies, Social Exclusion, and Social Wellbeing in Indonesia and Malaysia

This paper intends to study the condition of wellbeing and social exclusion in Indonesia and Malaysia during the period of 2010-2015. This paper describing the demographic, social and political contexts of the two countries to understanding how those factors and policy of the state contribute to their wellbeing condition. Secondary data Analysis of Indonesia and Malaysia have shown that conceptually there is a positive relationship between the integrative and comprehensive government policies toward the declining process of social exclusion, especially multiple deprivation related to unemployment and relative poverty. The process of social exclusion based on the vertical dimension can be dealt with if the government policy can be consistently implemented within a certain time period.