Focusing on the impact of the 1997-99 economic crisis in Indonesia, the first part of this book discusses the economic situation in Indonesia, whilst the second elaborates on what happened to human capital during the crisis and the third examines its effect on purchasing power.
In The Chinese Dream, a groundbreaking book about the rising middle class in China, Forbes columnist and China expert Helen Wang challenges us to recognize that some of our fears about China are grossly misplaced. As a result of China's new capitalist paradigm, a burgeoning middle class-calculated to reach 800 million within the next fifteen years-is jumping aboard the consumerism train and rid…
In this book, the authors address Japan's economic crisis of the 1990s. They argue that most attempts to reconcile Japan's past success with its current problems have been inadequate, primarily because scholars fail to fully understand how Japan's political-economic system was organized and how it operated in the past. Revealing that certain long-term political and economic trends suggested in …
Indonesia Assessment 1995 contains two main sections: one overviewing current Indonesian economic and political conditions, and one examining economic and social developments in Eastern Indonesia. This is the vast region of 25 million people, lying between Java, Malaysia, the Philippines and Australia. The book provides not only an up-do-date overview of Indonesia in 1995, but also one of the f…
Framework of international comparison, he analyzes the problems facing Chinas economy in terms of international trade, international finance, exchange rates and foreign exchange reserves, international investment, and looks forward to the future development of Chinas economy. The development of professional readers and policy makers has great reference significance. Contents: 1. China's devel…
Faisal basri tidak hanya mengupas hal-hal berkaitan makroekonomi, tetapi menelusup masuk ke hal-hal yang sifatnya mikrosektoral, seperti keroposnya daya saing, compang-campingnya kebijakan perindustrian dan perdagangan. Demikian pula halnya dengan sektor pertanian, yang melibatkan carut-marutnya kehidupan lebih dari separuh rakyat Indonesia.
After the Storm discusses restructuring and growth strategies adopted in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and South Korea after the currency and financial crisis of 1997-98, These four Asian economies were the most adversely affected despite achieving rapid growth in the 1970s and 1980s, with low inflation and current account surpluses. The book offers fresh insights into the causes of the cri…
Melalui buku ini, pakar ekonomi dan politik Indonesia Faisal Basri kembali mengajak kita merenungi berbagai hal yang harus dilakukan agar kita dapat segera pulih dari krisis dan bangkit kembali tanpa harus terjebak pada gerutuan dan kebingungan yang tak berkesudahan untuk mencari kambing hitamnya. Pada pertengahan dekade 90-an Faisal Basri melihat adanya ancaman potensial bagi Indonesia yang ke…
At the beginning of a new century and amidst the turmoil of a new democracy, we need more than ever a historical perspective on modern Indonesia. This economic history connects Soeharto's New Order (1966-1998) back to the colonial era and helps to explain why the transition from colonialism to independence and from New Order to democracy has been difficult and sometimes traumatic. The Emerge…
Asia has to negotiate many hazards on its road to modernisation. Rapid growth, evolving institutions and the onslaught of global and technological forces are all factors that have damaged Asia's economy in the recent past. The financial crisis that began in the summer of 1997 caused untold damage to the wealth and output of the once robust tiger economies. This is an important book about Asi…