year of President Sukarno in the early 1960s‚ Indonesia experienced rapid and lasting economic growth for three decades under the New Order government of President Suharto. The economic growth was followed by a severe decline in poverty‚ as it went from 40% of the population in 1976 to 11% in 1996. However‚ looking only at the New Order’s economic accomplishment and ignoring its downfalls give us an unfair view of that time era. The general view in Indonesia is that after the Asian economic crisis‚ the
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Indonesia Case Discussion Questions: 1. What political factors explain Indonesia’s poor economic performance? What economic factors? Are these two related? The major political factor affecting Indonesia’s poor economic performance is corruption. Indonesia was run by President Suharto for 30 years. Under his dictatorial rule corruption was rampant at all levels of government. While the country today is democratically run‚ the culture of corruption still pervades. Excessive bureaucracy coupled with
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Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Webster University Vienna Fall 2011 RESEARCH PAPER: CULTURAL COERCION IN INDONESIA Literature review of Murray Li‚ Tania (1999): "Compromising Power: Developement‚ Culture‚ and Rule in Indonesia". In: Cultural Anthropology 14(3)‚ pp. 295-322 Vienna‚ 11.12.2011 Gregor Čorokalo Introduction The age of globalization that we currently live in has certainly brought many changes to both our environment and the ways in which we live our lives. The process
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HIDDEN BEAUTY OF INDONESIA Located off the northwest tip of Bird’s Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea‚ Raja Ampat‚ or the Four Kings‚ is an archipelago comprising over 1‚500 small islands‚ cays and shoals surrounding the 4 main islands of Misool‚ Salawati‚ Batanta and Waigeo. It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Raja Ampat scuba diving is the bees knees in the world of scuba. According to theConservation International Rapid Assessment
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Education quality in Indonesia has been increasing by year. It is because the government was set several regulations to increase education quality such as minimum quantity of passed students‚ higher minimum qualification value and so on. Some schools which are in towns or cities‚ the government set them to be National Standard Schools (Sekolah Standar Nasional) even International Standard Schools (Sekolah Standar Internasional). Nowadays‚ some national or international standard schools are applying
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Exporter Guide FOOD AND BEVERAGE IN INDONESIA Market Profile February 2012 This document is one of a series of free information tools for exporters produced by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise provides a wide range of standard services and sophisticated solutions that assist businesses through every stage of the export process. For information or advice‚ phone New Zealand Trade and Enterprise on 0800 555 888‚ visit www.nzte.govt.nz‚ or contact your New Zealand
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research the nineteenth century colony of Indonesia. I feel very motivated about researching this country‚ especially since I spend 3 years of my life living there. Unfortunately‚ while I was live there‚ I was both unable and too young to pick up o the local history‚ and I only managed to get a grasp of what had happened to this great country that I was living in. That is why for this investigation ‚ I have decided to research the colonization of Indonesia‚ using the internet as my main resource‚
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LEGAL PROPOSITION ON THE PUBLIC FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OF INDONESIA By: Adistra Kusuma Waligalit‚ Faculty of Law of Gadjah Mada University This study identified several Legal defects regarding the Act on Public Freedom of Information of Indonesia. These legal defects will be explained along with the reccomendations of remedy as below. INTRODUCTION After experiencing a difficult time in New Order era (1966-1998)‚ when the civil rights to freely obtain information had been abused by the government
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of what is now Java. During the years 1350 to 1389 under the reign of Hayam Wuruk‚ Majapahit experienced its golden years. Along with the kingdom of Sriwijaya‚ Majapahit is one of the last and largest kingdoms that ever existed in the regions of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. With its vastness and power comes great influence‚ and this essay will discuss the influences of the Majapahit kingdom to the modern world. For further study of the Majapahit kingdom‚ I went to the National Museum (Museum Nasional)
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Culture of Indonesia The present day culture of Indonesia is an outcome of the interplay of age-old- traditions from the time of early migrants and the Western thought brought by Portuguese traders and Dutch colonists. The basic principles‚ which guide life include the concepts of mutual assistance and consultations to arrive at a consensus. Derived from rural life‚ this system is still very much in use in community life across the country. Indigenous has been instrumental in securing gender equality
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