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Deforestation, rent seeking and local elections in West Kalimantan
The ubiquity of corrupt forest licensing demonstrates the close relationship between business, politics and environmental destruction Danang Widoyoko Environmental...
Balancing business
Indonesia’s unions are engaging in electoral politics in unprecedented ways in an attempt to balance the influence of business Teri Caraway and Michele Ford...
The business of politics in Indonesia
Democratic institutions are increasingly burdened by the illicit transactions and collusive practices of politico-business elites Eve Warburton Prabowo and team at...
A development policy agenda for a new administration
Indonesia’s economic and political transformation has been remarkable, now the challenge is to deliver rapid, broad-based improvements in living standards Hal Hill...
Business and politics in Indonesia
Eve Warburton The worlds of private business and public office are deeply enmeshed in contemporary Indonesia. At the national level and down into the...
Rise of a polite populist
Ever since his appearance on the national political stage in 2012, Joko Widodo (popularly referred to as Jokowi) has had an almost hypnotic impact on Indonesia’s elite...
Finally: Flores Highlights
By: Asian Way Are you looking for unspoiled nature, authentic culture and quiet beaches? Explore the hidden beauty of the Lesser Sunda Islands! Discover the flower of...
Social Justice Movements in Singapore
In Singapore, what you see is not what you get. Under its glitzy first-world façade lies a record of human rights so poor one would be taken aback at the jarring...
Self-Sustainability in the Garden City
The topic of self-sustainability isn’t really addressed in cosmopolitan Singapore. Goods and services are usually accessible via a click or a short drive, and...
Workers – go politics!
The workers of Bekasi get a political education as union activists make history in a coordinated campaign Kirsty Hoban Obon Tabroni, head of the Bekasi branch of FSPMI...
