Description
Book Synopsis‘Diagnosing the Indonesian Economy: Toward Inclusive and Green Growth’ analyzes the critical development constraints facing the country, and proposes policy options to help overcome these constraints and set the country on a path of high and sustained inclusive economic growth in the medium term.
Trade Review‘[Aimed] at students, academics, journalists and business people who are new to Indonesia, and need a handy one-volume compendium on the main features of the economy, and the key policy debates.’ —Anne Booth, SOAS, University of London, in ‘Aseasuk News’
‘A great piece of collaborative work among Indonesia’s development partners and national think-tanks to identify the critical constraints to the country’s economic growth, poverty reduction, and to create and equitable regional development in Indonesia. [This book] is a valuable reference for policy-makers, academics, students, and the general public who are interested in Indonesian economic policy.’ —Siwage Dharma Negara, ‘Journal of Southeast Asian Economies’
Table of ContentsForeword – Changyong Rhee; Preface; Author Profiles; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1. Introduction – Hal Hill, Muhammad Ehsan Khan, and Juzhong Zhuang; 2. Development Policies and Performance – Hal Hill and Maria Rowena M. Cham; 3. Critical Constraints to Growth – Muhammad Ehsan Khan, Juzhong Zhuang, Maria Rowena M. Cham, Niny Khor, and Imelda Maidir; 4. Critical Constraints to Reducing Poverty and Inequality – Yoko Niimi and Kazutoshi Chatani; 5. Macroeconomic Management – Edimon Ginting and Priasto Aji; 6. Industrialization: Patterns, Issues, and Constraints – Haryo Aswicahyono, Hal Hill, and Dionisius Narjoko; 7. Infrastructure Development: Challenges and the Way Forward – Areef Suleman and Zafar Iqbal; 8. Human Capital and Economic Development – Kazutoshi Chatani; 9. Economic Growth, Employment Creation, and Poverty Alleviation – Kazutoshi Chatani; 10. Poverty Reduction: The Track Record and Way Forward – Asep Suryahadi, Athia Yumna, Umbu Reku Raya, and Deswanto Marbun; 11. Decentralization – Tariq Niazi; 12. Making Indonesia’s Growth Green and Resilient – Suphachol Suphachalasai, Juzhong Zhuang, Jindra Nuella Samson, Rizaldi Boer, and Chris Hope; Index
