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Employment and Re-Industrialisation in Post Soeharto Indonesia

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Indonesia holds a highly relevant place in Asian Studies as it is the 4th most populous country in the world.
  • It is also a member of ASEAN and one of the G-20 major economies.
  • Analyses Indonesia’s democratic transition from a new perspective, i.e. that of political economy, while previous literature has focused on political or sociological approaches.
  • Combines the study of political economy and conflict studies in an interdisciplinary fashion.
  • Does not only cover one type of conflict, but analyses four: secessionist, ethnic, everyday and electoral conflicts.
  • Unique in the sense that it deals with Indonesia’s violent internal conflicts rather than just focusing on external relations.

Part of the book series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific (CSAP)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Introduction

    • Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Anis Chowdhury
    Pages 1-37
  3. An Overview of Employment Situation

    • Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Anis Chowdhury
    Pages 39-71
  4. Earnings, Productivity and Inequality

    • Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Anis Chowdhury
    Pages 73-101
  5. Wages, Employment, Productivity in the Manufacturing Sector

    • Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Anis Chowdhury
    Pages 103-121
  6. Determinants of Employment, Wage and Productivity

    • Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Anis Chowdhury
    Pages 123-152
  7. Inequality, Employment and Manufacturing: Spatial Dimensions

    • Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Anis Chowdhury
    Pages 153-188
  8. Policy Perspectives

    • Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Anis Chowdhury
    Pages 189-218
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 219-221

About this book

This book studies the challenges for Indonesia, once a miracle economy, as it faces premature deindustrialisation, rising inequality and domestic and external factors impacting its export-oriented industrialization. Since the fall of Soeharto, Indonesia has undergone a far-reaching systemic transition from centralised and autocratic governance to a highly decentralised and democratic system. Complicated by regional variations, the country is now being called upon to respect labour rights and, amidst slow global economic recovery, is facing increased competition from other low-labour-cost countries, especially within the ASEAN Economic Community. Tadjoeddin and Chowdhury posit that Indonesia cannot recreate its past miracle based on cheap labour and suppression of labour rights. It will need to move quickly to high value-added activities driven by productivity growth and to develop its domestic market.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia

    Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Anis Chowdhury

About the authors

Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin is Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Western Sydney University, Australia. He held visiting research appointments at the Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University, England and at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, the Netherlands.

Anis Chowdhury is Adjunct Professor, Western Sydney University and the University of New South Wales, Australia. He held several senior United Nations positions, including Director of the Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division, and Director of the Statistics Division of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. 

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