The 1997-98 Asian financial crisis triggered Indonesia’s sharpest economic contraction on record. Before the crisis Indonesia was one of East Asia’s fastest industrialisers; now it is one of the slowest.

Examining patterns of industrialisation since the crisis, this research finds diverse trends across sectors. Once a leading sector in the economy, manufacturing is now an average performer. Textiles, clothing and footwear have performed poorly, and outcomes within resource-based activities have been mixed. By contrast, electronics and the automotive industry have grown strongly. Researchers also found that the commercial policy environment has become less supportive of new entrants, start-up projects and risk-taking.

 

New policy briefs available:

• Livelihood Recovery after Natural Disasters and the Role of Aid: The Case of the 2006 Yogyakarta Earthquake
• Mainstreaming climate change finance
• Farming at the forest frontier
• Defining Corporate Social Responsibility
• Managing the medical workforce
• New directions in transport reforms
• Linking pro-poor policy and oil palm cultivation
• Harnessing Islamic microfinance
• Governing the informal economy

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  AIGRP Student and Alumni Essay Competition

2009 Young Scholars Workshop:

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