1st Edition

The Politics of Economic Liberalization in Indonesia State, Market and Power

By Andrew Rosser Copyright 2001
248 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the dynamics shaping the economic process of economic liberalisation in Indonesia since the mid-1980's. Much writing on the process of economic liberalisation in developing countries views economic liberalisation as the victory of economic rationality over political and social interests. In contrast, this book argues that economic liberalisation should not be understood in... Read more
Part 1 Theoretical and Historical Introduction; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Understanding the New Order; Chapter 3 The Politics of Economic Policy-making in Indonesia since 1965: A general overview; Part 2 The Politics of Economic Liberalisation in Indonesia from the mid-1980s to mid-1997; Chapter 4 Banking Reform; Chapter 5 Capital Market Reform; Chapter 6 Trade and Investment Policy Reform; Chapter 7 Intellectual Property Law Reform; Part 3 The Asian Crisis and the Politics of Economic Liberalisation in Indonesia; Chapter 8 The Politics of Economic Liberalisation in Indonesia from mid-1997 to October 1999; Chapter 9 Conclusion;

Biography

Andrew Rosser

'A welcome addition to the political economy literature on Indonesia.' - Pacific Affairs