Indonesian Politics Under Suharto: The Rise and Fall of the New Order

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Psychology Press, 1998 - Business & Economics - 248 pages

This revised third edition provides an analysis of Suharto's New Order from its inception to the emergence of B.J. Habibie as President. The author reassesses the New Order's origins and its military roots and evaluates the considerable economic changes that have taken place since the 1960s. He examines Suharto's politics and, in a new chapter, the reasons behind the crisis and Suharto's fall.

 

Contents

1 Suharto
1
2 Order And Development
32
The Indonesian Army In Politics
60
4 New Order Society
92
5 Towards An Islamic Identity
119
6 Succession Stalks Suharto
138
7 Dragon Apparent Or Rogue Tiger?
164
8 Democracy On Hold
190
9 The Fragile State
204
10 Endgame
218
Notes
233
Index
243
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Michael Vatikiotis is Bureau Chief in Malaysia and ASEAN correspondent for the Far Eastern Review.