Indonesia betrayed how development fails

Supporters of neoliberalism claim that free markets lead to economic growth, and the establishment of democratically accountable governments. This book offers a view from Sumatra of the realities behind the debates during the final years of Suharto's New Order and the beginning of a transition...

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Main Author: Collins, Elizabeth Fuller (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 2007
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Table of Contents:
  • Land of the nine rivers
  • Reformasi in South Sumatra
  • Who owns the land?
  • No forests, no future
  • Struggling for workers' rights
  • 'Where's my cut?': the state and corruption
  • Local autonomy : democracy in name only?
  • Islam and the quest for justice
  • Indonesia in global context: development, free-market capitalism, and democracy.