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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.8039
• Soggetto topico: National security - Indonesia; Democracy - Indonesia; Political stability - Indonesia
• Soggetto geografico: Indonesia Politics and government 1998-; Indonesia Economic conditions 1997-; Indonesia Foreign relations
• Altri autori: NguyenThang D. <1971->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Indonesian journey
• ISBN: 1-61122-772-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823402703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Asian political, economic and security issues.