Studies of Indonesian politics have long focused upon the military and the bureaucracy because it is within these institutions that formal power is located, not the parties, unions, chambers of commerce or corporations. However, such an approach can neglect the powerful influences exerted upon the state by social and economic forces. This important and controversial new book examines the way in…
Indonesia is now the fourth largest country in the world, but many aspects of its economic history remain poorly understood. Anne Booths study is the first comprehensive survey of Indonesian economic history in the 19th and 20th centuries, examining both the Dutch colonial era, and the postindependence period. Extensive use is made of recent work by Dutch, Indonesian and Australian scholars to …
Pada masa Eisenhower, AS berupaya mengubah arah politik Indonesia dan menggulingkan Sukarno yang cenderung sosialis. CIA secara diam-diam menyalurkan senjata untuk para jenderal yang melancarkan serangkaian pemberontakan regional. Selama Perang Dingin, tujuan utama bantuan AS kepada Indonesia bersifat politis: memperkuat kepemimpinan militer yang antikomunis karena AS amat mengkhawatirkan manuv…
”Kita membangun koperasi supaya koperasi membangun kemakmuran masyarakat” Dr. Mohammad Hatta sebagai Bapak Koperasi Indonesia telah memberikan teladan berkoperasi yang baik melalui bukunya ini, Membangun Koperasi dan Koperasi Membangun. Mohammad Hatta dengan tuntas mengupas pedoman, falsafah, dan dasar praktis berkoperasi. Inilah warisan pemikiran visioner Mohammad Hatta yang mengandung …
"Decentralization is a major trend in Indonesia since the first decades of that nation under Sukarno and Suharto. Max Lane is justly treasured for illuminating those first decades, for example, through his translations of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and his excellent book, Unfinished Nation: Indonesia Before and After Suharto. Anyone who seeks insights into the current trend of decentralization, whe…
Credit and debt are practical concerns of all times and places. They are also increasingly important topics in history and the social sciences, from Marcel Mauss and the anthropology of the gift to the urgent quest for understanding of today's global credit crunch.