Implementing the Green Economy: Avoiding the Middle Income Trap

stract The purpose of this essay is to outline methods for implementing a green economy in Palopo City order escape the middle income trap. Since creation 2002, per capita residents that city has fallen into range. worst effect would be lack investor confidence City, which could eventually lead an increase poverty rate due jobs. Therefore, needs plan use idea class research design study descriptive qualitative, and gathering data used are recording, interviews, observation. results obtained currently government building with Business Traveler concept, but development, it considered less than optimal, especially application concept impact on accumulation waste from business activities pollutes environment. Additionally, City's open unemployment second-highest country after Makassar necessitating increased job growth industry. Strategies can applied overcome problem trap by applying are: (1) management circular economy, (2) extended producer responsibility policies as role producers who ecologically literate, (3) training programs prepare human resources towards environmental-based economic development.