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Singapore.: NUS Press. 2018.. xx + 200pp, appendices, bibliography, index, paperback. After the fall of Suharto in Indonesia in 1998, the new government under B.J. Habibie introduced a decentralization policy that dramatically changed relations between the central and local governments. Under decentralization, local governments engaged in bureaucratic and political conflict with the central government over control of natural resources and fairer distribution of rents from these resources. Local elites demanded greater involvement in shaping economic and political institutions. Decentralization is among the most important political economic developments in Indonesia over the last thirty years. This book evaluates three cases (in the provinces of East Kalimantan, West Sumatra, and Riau) of deep-seated political conflict and intrigue implicating central government, local governments and multinational companies. The author’s analysis shows how competition to manage and control… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. Shows how competition to manage and control Indonesia's vast natural resources is no longer limited to national level interests, nor can it be restricted only to the local level. The study explains changes in the structure of the national political economy as the result of engagement of local actors in disputes with the central government.

Singapore Univ Pr, 2018. Paperback. New. 280 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Singapore: NUS Press, 2018. First edition. Paperback. New. After the fall of Suharto Indonesian Government policy changed to introduced a more decentralised government and economy generally. In this book the author weighs up the effects of the change on the resource rich areas of East Kalimantan, West Sumatra and Riau as local governments, multinational investors and local elites jostled to take advantage of new opportunities. New Paperback. First Edition. 200 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.