Indonesia in Transition: Social Dimensions of the Reformasi and the Economic Crisis FROM THE PUBLISHER
Indonesia enters the new millennium at a time of transition. It has experienced several crises--in particular the economic crisis of 1997-98, a severe intensification of its environmental degradation, and more recently the East Timor crisis, the ongoing Aceh demand for independence, the change of government from the autocratic Soeharto regime to one democratically elected and under the leadership of President Abdurrahman Wahid, and the outbreak of a number of violent communal conflicts. These crises were separate but have interlinked social and political dynamics. This major volume is the first wide-ranging analysis of recent developments.
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Twenty-three contributions analyze recent social and political developments in Indonesia. Essays are organized into three sections: recent developments; Indonesia's relations with Australia and East Timor; and the social dimensions of and crisis, with the bulk of the contributions focusing on the latter. Social dimensions examined include poverty and income; land, resources, and local livelihood; civil society and legal institutions; and Islam and politics. Contributors include Indonesian and Australian scholars from a range of social science disciplines. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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