In mid-May 1998 brutal violence raged through Jakarta, Solo, Medan and other cities of
Indonesia. Most victims of the massive property destruction were Indonesians of Chinese …

" Growing Apart is an important and distinguished contribution to the literature on the
political economy of development. Indonesia and Nigeria have long presented one of the …

At the beginning of a new century and amidst the turmoil of a new democracy, we need more
than ever a historical perspective on modern Indonesia. This economic history connects …

The topic of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been prominent in assessments of economic
development in Indonesia during the past 50 years. In this article I review Indonesia's FDI …

For over 30 years Indonesia's central government controlled its forests–the third largest area
of tropical forests in the world. Driven by serious political, administrative and economic …

Indonesia is engaged in an unprecedented social and economic experiment. Responsibility
for much government expenditure is being decentralised, largely to local (district) rather than …

This book examines the relationship between globalisation and regionalism through a
detailed analysis of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) project. It analyses how the …

highly corrupt, however, this was not incompatible with rapid economic progress over throe
decades, and Soeharto's New Order regime clearly brought considerable material benefits …

The current economic crisis in East Asia is unprecedented in world economic history. It
seemed the economic strength of the region, until very recently, would just keep growing …

During 19992000 Indonesia pursued many anti-corruption reforms but appeared to achieve
little success in reducing the level of corruption, which remained a high profile problem in all …