Selama dua dasawarsa terakhir ini, isu tentang kelas me- nengah semakin mendapat tempat dalam kajian-kajian politik di Indonesia. Meningkatnya perhatian terhadap masalah kelas menengah tampaknya sejalan dengan perkem- bangan kapitalisme sendiri yang semakin matang di Indone- sia. Setelah sebelumnya perhatian lebih banyak dicurahkan untuk mengamati terbentuknya kelas pemodal, maka kini banyak sa…
When Megawati Sukarnoputri became the President of Indonesia in July 2001, there were strong expectations. But so far, fundamental economic and political reforms have yet to be undertaken. The deadly Bali bombings on 12 October 2002 presented a wake-up call for the Megawati government. Terrorism on an international scale had now hit home. Now, more than ever, there is greater urgency on the par…
sebuah buku otobiografi tentang kegelisahan seorang Sulastomo yang pada tanggal 6 Agustus 2000 genap berusia 62 tahun. Berbeda dengan sistema- tika buku-buku otobiografi selama ini, penyusunan buku ini unik.
This book contains the first comprehensive study of nepalese voters. Sponsored by Danish Development Aid, it is on hour-long interviews with one thousand nepalese voters spared over the himalayan kingdom. the survey was conducted immediately after teh general election in May 1991.
The book explains the paradox that is Sri Lanka. If the island nation has not lived up to the promise of its early years of independence, it is because of the assault made on the fundamentals of a stable political order with its emphasis on pluralism and secularism by those emphasising an ethnic identity based on language and religion. The problems of governance have been complicated by the per…
Roy challenges the idea that only experts can speak out on such urgent matters as nuclear war, the tolls of privatization of India's power supply by U.S.-based energy companies, and the construction of monumental dams in India, which promises the dislocation of hundreds of thousands of people. In Power Politics, she takes us to the frontlines of struggle for social justice and a humane, de…
The present study attempts to examine the attitudes of the South- East Asian and the South Pacific Countries towards the Indian Ocean Power Politics. Though the major thrust is on South-East Asian and South Pacific countries, the study of Indian Ocean power politics will be incomplete without the understanding of the major powers who are involved in it Hence the big powers" involvement in the I…
Our main purpose is to encourage a focussed debate and discussion on such issues so that the peoples of South Asia as well as the policy community put them high on their agenda. That step by itself could provide hope for the Individual citizen in South Asia whose quality of life evokes a sense of despair in the region
In India, politics has become utterly debased. It is politics and the political power which have become an obsession with most of the Indian politicians. Principles have been cast to the winds. There is no political will to ensure unpleasant measures, in the interest of the general weal. This book have ventured dispassionately to delve into the various common issues raised by various politic…
Why did the Arab world, once at the forefront of urban life, commerce and knowledge, fail to develop capitalism and democracy? this book examines the arguments surrounding this paradox. It traces the historical evolution of the Arab speaking peoples and sets this survey in the context of the changing world economic system. Focusing in more detail on Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Algeria. It looks at …