World Affairs
Year : 2006, Volume : 10, Issue : 2
First page : ( 90) Last page : ( 109)
Print ISSN : 0971-8052.

Lesson of the “Broken Hearts”: The rise and fall of Indonesian Reformasi

Thornton Songok H

Abstract

Indonesia’s history, since the 1965 military coup that ushered in Suharto’s dictatorship is marked by the ultra-liberal economic policies sponsored by the USA and global financial organisations. The resulting social injustice and instability have brought about the rise of Islamic and Nationalist reform movements which have so far however been unable to change the country’s course.

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