Indonesia in Transition: Social Dimensions of Reformasi and Crisis

by Chris Manning (Editor), Peter van Diermen (Editor)

Overview

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. It analyses the social and political dimensions of reformation: poverty and income, environment and livelihood, civil society and legal institutions, and Islam and politics. Contributors include Indonesian and Australian scholars from a range of social science disciplines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781856499231
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/01/2000
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.26(h) x 1.04(d)

About the Author

Chris Manning is head of the Indonesia Project, Division of Economics and Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management, The Australian National University.

Peter van Diermen is a lecturer in the Department of Geography, The Australian National University.
Chris Manning is head of the Indonesia Project, Division of Economics and Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management, The Australian National University.

Peter van Diermen is a lecturer in the Department of Geography, The Australian National University.

Table of Contents

Opening Address: Professor Jamie Mackie
1. Introduction - Chris Manning and Peter van Diermen

PART ONE: Recent Developments
2. Habibie's Interregnum - David Bourchier
3. The 1999 General Assembly - Marcus Mietzner
4. The Indonesian Economy in 1999 - Djisman S. Simanjuntak
Some Comments on the Indonesian Economy - Colin Johnson

PART TWO: East Timor and Indonesia-Australia Relations
Introduction: Ross Garnaut
5. East Timor - Bob Lowry
6. Observations of One Observer in East Timor - James J. Fox
7. Indonesia as Australia's Neighbour - Hadi Soesastro
8. The Sharp Deterioration in Relations Between Indonesia and Australia - by Nancy Viviani

PART THREE: Social Dimensions of Reformasi and Crisis
Poverty and Income: Introduction - Chris Manning
9. The Impact of the Indonesian Crisis on Welfare - Anne Booth
10. The Effect of the Economic Crisis on Working Children in West Java - Joan Hardjono
11. Small Firm Development During Good Times and Bad - Henry Sandee, Roos Kities Andadari and Sri Sulandjari

Environment and Livelihood: Introduction - Jim Fox
12. The Evolution of the Environment Movement - Sarwono Kusumaatmadja
13. The Role of Community Groups in the Environmental Movement - Aristides Katoppo
14. Agrarian Reform in the Era Reformasi in Indonesia - Anton Lucas and Carol Warren
15. Rural Livelihoods and the Environment in a Time of Uncertainty - Leslie Potter

Civil Society and Legal Institutions: Introduction - Kathy Robinson and Daniel Fitzpatrick
16. The Problem of Creating Democratic Institutions - Nursyahbani Katyasungkana S.H.
17. Legal Reform and Challenges in Indonesia - Adi Andojo Soetjipto
18. Corruption as a Rationale Response and the Failure of Reformasi Hukum - Tim Lindsey
19. Indonesian Corporate Governance - Daniel Fitzpatrick

Islam and Politics: Introduction - Virginia Hooker
20. The Islamic Factor in Post-Soeharto Indonesia - Azyumardi Azra
21. Contested Visions of State and Society in Indonesian Islam - Suzaina Kadir
22. Islamic Reaction to a Female President - Bernherd Platzdasch

Editorial Reviews

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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