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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823402703321

Titolo

The Indonesian journey [[electronic resource] ] : a nation's quest for democracy, stability, and prosperity / / Thang D. Nguyen, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61122-772-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Asian political, economic and security issues

Altri autori (Persone)

NguyenThang D. <1971->

Disciplina

959.8039

Soggetti

National security - Indonesia

Democracy - Indonesia

Political stability - Indonesia

Indonesia Politics and government 1998-

Indonesia Economic conditions 1997-

Indonesia Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- THE INDONESIAN JOURNEY  A NATION'S QUEST FOR DEMOCRACY, STABILITY AND PROSPERITY -- THE INDONESIAN JOURNEY  A NATION'S QUEST FOR DEMOCRACY, STABILITY AND PROSPERITY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- DEDICATION -- FOREWORD -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- A NATION'S DEMOCRATIC JOURNEY -- THE B. J. HABIBIE PRESIDENCY -- THE GUS DUR PRESIDENCY -- THE MEGAWATI SUKARNOPUTRI PRESIDENCY -- THE SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO PRESIDENCY  AND THE ROAD AHEAD -- ABOUT THE BOOK -- PART I: DEMOCRACY -- Chapter 1  DEMOCRACY IN INDONESIA: A WORK IN PROGRESS -- Chapter 2  ALIRAN, RELIGION, CLASS AND CULTURE: POLITICAL PARTIES AND SOCIAL IDENTITY IN INDONESIA -- INTRODUCTION -- LOCATING AN INDONESIAN PARTY SYSTEM -- ALIRAN AND POLITICAL IDENTIFICATION -- THE POLITICS OF ALIRAN: EVIDENCE OF CONTINUITY -- THE IMPACT OF DIRECT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION -- THE PARADOX OF INDONESIAN PARTIES -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PART II: ECONOMY -- Chapter 3  THE INDONESIAN ECONOMY:  GROWTH, CRISIS AND RECOVERY * -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MACROECONOMIC SURVEY3 -- 3. TRADE POLICY



AND THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT -- 4. SOCIAL TRENDS AND POLICIES -- 5. SUMMING UP -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4  REFORM OF THE INDONESIAN BANKING SYSTEM: BUILDING CARRYING CAPACITY -- INTRODUCTION -- FINANCIAL STABILITY-GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT TEST -- FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT - TRANSITION TO A  ―NORMAL‖ BANKING SYSTEM -- LESSONS FROM INDONESIA-MANAGING BANKING CRISES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5  INDONESIA'S INVESTMENT RELATIONS WITH NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA -- INTRODUCTION -- A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE SIX SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON INDONESIA -- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FROM NORTHEAST ASIA TO SOUTHEAST ASIA SINCE THE EARLY 1970S TO THE MID-1980S -- - The First Surge of Japanese Direct Investment into Southeast Asia.

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FROM THE NORTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES INTO THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES, 1985 - 1997 -- - The Second Surge of Japanese FDI into Southeast Asia -- - The Surge of Foreign Direct Investment from the East Asian Nies to Southeast Asia Since the Late 1980s up to the Asian Economic Crisis -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6  THE INDONESIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRIES:  A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- INTRODUCTION -- THE INDONESIAN OIL INDUSTRY -- THE INDONESIAN LNG INDUSTRY -- THE INDONESIAN OIL AND LNG INDUSTRIES : SIMILARITIES -- THE INDONESIAN OIL AND LNG INDUSTRIES: DIFFERENCES -- THE INDONESIAN OIL AND LNG INDUSTRIES:  A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PART III: THE LAW -- Chapter 7  THE INDONESIAN LEGAL SYSTEM:  A BRIEF CRITIQUE -- Chapter 8  LEGAL REFORM IN INDONESIA: IMPLICATIONS REGARDING CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- PART IV: SECURITY -- Chapter 9  INDONESIA: JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH'S  CURRENT STATUS -- OVERVIEW -- A NEW MILITARY STRUCTURE? -- ESTIMATING JI'S SIZE AND STRENGTH -- CENTRAL JAVA -- THE SEMARANG KATIBAH -- Pati -- Pemalang -- SOLO/SURAKARTA -- East Java -- Surabaya -- Malang -- Lamongan -- Released Prisoners -- Jakarta -- West Java -- Lampung -- Northern Sumatra -- Central Sumatra -- West Nusa Tenggara -- Central Sulawesi -- East Kalimantan -- The Philippines, Malaysia and Beyond -- Up or Down? -- BEYOND JI: A CHECKLIST -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 10  COUNTERING THE IDEOLOGY OF JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH: A POINT-BY-POINT APPROACH* -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH -- Brief History -- AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH -- JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH'S UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM -- THE PUPJI -- THE CONCEPT OF JIHAD -- JI'S Understanding of Jihad -- The Reality of Jihad in Islam -- ARMED JIHAD NOT JUSTIFIED DUE TO DIFFERENCE OF FAITH -- THE RULING OF KILLING IN ISLAM -- HARMONY WITH NON-BELIEVERS.

RESPONSE AGAINST FIGHTING NON-BELIEVERS -- SEVERAL FIELDS OF JIHAD -- Is Jihad a Holy War? -- Is Suicide Bombing Justified -- THE CONCEPT OF BAI'AH (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE) JI'S CONCEPT OF BAI'AH -- Concept of Bai'ah in Islam -- Response to JI's Concept of Bai'ah -- Islamic Ruling on Bai'ah -- IS IT PERMISSIBLE TO BREAK ONE'S BAI'AH? -- THE CONCEPT OF AL-WALA' WAL BARA'  JI'S IDEOLOGY OF AL-WALA' -- The Meaning of Al-Wala' -- JI'S IDEOLOGY OF AL-BARA' -- The Meaning of Al-Bara' -- THE CONCEPT OF TAKFIR -- Islam Denounces Takfir -- Islam's Position Towards Non-Muslims -- THE CONCEPT OF JAMAAH/UMMAH (ISLAMIC COMMUNITY) -- JI's Concept of Jamaah -- JI's Justification on the Concept of Jamaah -- THE TRUE JAMAAH IN ISLAM -- THE CONCEPT OF DAULAH ISLAMIAH (ISLAMIC STATE) -- JI's Vision of Daulah Islamiyah -- Daulah Islamiyah in the Eyes of JI



Members -- Islamic Response to Daulah Islamiah -- THE CONCEPT OF HIJRAH (EMIGRATION)  JI'S CONCEPT OF HIJRAH -- HOW DOES JI JUSTIFY THEIR CONCEPT OF HIJRAH? -- Islamic Ruling on Hijrah -- CONCLUSION -- BIBILOGARPHY -- Chapter 11  INDONESIA'S MARITIME AND SECURITY  INTERESTS IN THE NEW ERA [1] -- INTRODUCTION -- A BROAD OUTLINE OF INDONESIA'S MARITIME STRATEGY -- SECURITY CHALLENGES IN ASIA PACIFIC -- INDONESIA'S MARITIME INTEREST IN NEW ERA -- POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SECURITY  OBJECTIVES OF MARITIME POWER -- COMPOSITION OF OUR MARITIME FORCE -- REFERENCES -- PART V: DIPLOMACY -- Chapter 12  THE US AND INDONESIA: IN SEARCH OF A 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13  INDONESIA AND JAPAN: FIVE DECADES OF A RELATION AND FUTURE CHALLENGES -- INTRODUCTION -- FIVE DECADES OF ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE -- THE ROLE OF INDONESIA FROM THE JAPANESE PERSPECTIVE -- NEW CHALLENGES FOR INDONESIA AND JAPAN -- Chapter 14  AUSTRALIA AND INDONESIA: CURRENT PROBLEMS, FUTURE PROSPECTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL INTERESTS REGARDING INDONESIA -- ISLAM AND THE FUTURE STATE OF THE RELATIONSHIP -- STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP: SOME SUGGESTIONS -- WHY DOES INDONESIA MATTER TO AUSTRALIA? -- NATIONAL INTERESTS AND POLICY PRIORITIES -- FLUCTUATIONS AND TROUBLE SPOTS IN A CHANGING RELATIONSHIP -- ISLAM, ‗ISLAMISTS' AND THE ASSOCIATION WITH TERRORISM -- Future Prospects -- TRENDS, CONTINUITIES AND PATTERNS OF CHANGE -- NEW DIRECTIONS IN 1998-2006 - AND BEYOND -- STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP -- KEEPING IN STEP IN OUR FOREIGN-POLICY THINKING -- PUBLIC OPINION AND AUSTRALIAN POPULAR ATTITUDES TO INDONESIA -- ENGAGEMENT WITH INDONESIA AND ‗ENGAGEMENT WITH ASIA' -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- LIST OF ENDORSEMENTS -- INDEX -- Blank Page.