Indonesian Politics Under Suharto

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Routledge
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1997
Edition: Reprint

Description: 234 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. Vatikiotis Has Written A Timely And Authoritative Study Of President Suharto's Self Styled New Order And Of His Legacy.

Publishers Description: After twenty-five years in power, President Suharto and his New Order government confront a crisis of renewal. The regime, which swept to power in the wake of a military putsch in 1965, has brought enduring stability and economic prosperity to the country, but has shown no inclination to pass the reigns of power to the next generation. As a result, pressures for political change are building up. This book offers an informed and balanced analysis of Suharto's new order as it approaches a crucial political juncture. Indonesia's remarkable political stability has for the most part kept the country out of the headlines. Quietly, Indonesia has moved into a strong position just behind other fast-growing economies in the region. Employing widely-applauded liberal economic reforms and granting more freedom to the private sector, the government has transformed Indonesia's commodity-dependent economy into a nascent regional industrial dynamo. But now, economic success is running up against domestic political uncertainties. The author reassesses the New Order's fiery origins and its military roots and evaluates the considerable economic progress achieved under Suharto. He also analyses Suhart

ISBN: 0415107075