Indonesia - The Troubled Giant Indonesia is a vast country. Its 220 million people are spread out over some 17‚000 islands that span an arc 3‚200 miles long from Sumatra in the west to Irian Jaya in the east. It is the world’s most populous Muslim nation - some 85 percent of the population count themselves as Muslims -but also one of the most ethnically diverse. More than 500 languages are spoken in the country‚ and separatists are active in a number of provinces. For 30 years this sprawling
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Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Webster University Vienna Fall 2011 RESEARCH PAPER: CULTURAL COERCION IN INDONESIA Literature review of Murray Li‚ Tania (1999): "Compromising Power: Developement‚ Culture‚ and Rule in Indonesia". In: Cultural Anthropology 14(3)‚ pp. 295-322 Vienna‚ 11.12.2011 Gregor Čorokalo Introduction The age of globalization that we currently live in has certainly brought many changes to both our environment and the ways in which we live our lives. The process
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Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world‚ which its sea area is twice greater than its land area. The archipelago is on a crossroad between two oceans‚ the Pacific and the Indian‚ and bridges two continents‚ Asia and Australia. This strategic position implies that maritime transport is become very important. Maritime transport today plays a vital role in international transport. Most of the total volume of goods in the world goes by sea although this varies from one region to another. This
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capabilities: the case of railway development in Indonesia Kartiko Putranto ∗‚ Don Stewart‚ Graham Moore International Technologies Centre (IDTC)‚ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering‚ The University of Melbourne‚ Parkville‚ Victoria 3010‚ Australia Abstract Technology capabilities include various abilities from project planning to learning. In developing countries‚ technology transfer is often carried out in order to enhance the local technology capabilities. Through a case study of railway
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EDUCATION PROBLEM IN INDONESIA Alfarian David Undana‚ Kupang ABSTRACT This paper aims to provide a snapshot of the quality of education in Indonesia which is in poor situation compared to some foreign countries. The causes that lead to low quality of education in Indonesia like problem on effectiveness‚ efficiency and standardization of teaching. Some of the solutions are provided in order to resolve this issue with the hope that the quality of education in Indonesia could be better in the future
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Indonesia’s‚ was accustomed to making lots of money and now resents the fact that the good times are over. In both countries‚ making money became the basis for military loyalty to the regime‚ which in turn needed the army as guarantor. But in China‚ as in Indonesia‚ the military is no longer making money‚ and China has banned its officers from business. Now Beijing is creating international tension to soak up the military’s energy and resentment. But in the end‚ the guarantor of the regime can bring its death
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LEGAL PROPOSITION ON THE PUBLIC FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OF INDONESIA By: Adistra Kusuma Waligalit‚ Faculty of Law of Gadjah Mada University This study identified several Legal defects regarding the Act on Public Freedom of Information of Indonesia. These legal defects will be explained along with the reccomendations of remedy as below. INTRODUCTION After experiencing a difficult time in New Order era (1966-1998)‚ when the civil rights to freely obtain information had been abused by the government
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are only two economic systems that the market system and command system. Market economic system is also called the capitalist system. This system was originally used in the days of empire in England‚ the Netherlands‚ also in the days of empire in Indonesia used to be‚ for example‚ in the kingdom of Majapahit‚ Sriwijaya. At the time of this kingdom handed over to the private economy on the basis of demand and supply. In principle‚ the imperial never manage its economy. In the market or capitalist economic
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1. The Background of the Study Visit Indonesia campaign as an effort to make Indonesia as world’s priority holiday destination has been done since 2008 now its called Wonderful Indonesia. Prior to that campaign‚ government has tried many stategies in promoting Indonesia to the eyes of international. Still‚ Indonesia has not been able to be on the top ten of world’s choice holiday destination. This fact is the base of why a research on indonesia’s tourism is done.
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The Cultural Business of Guanxi in Indonesia “Guanxi” literally means "relationships". At its basic‚ guanxi describes a personal connection between two people in which one is able to prevail upon another to perform a favor or service‚ or be prevailed upon. The two people need not be of equal social status. It refers to the benefits gained from social connections and usually extends from extended family‚ school friends‚ workmates and members of common clubs or organizations. In addition‚ there
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