... , is equivalent in distance from London to Moscow. It has a population of more than 200 million, which is nearly twice the population of Japan. Its archipelago layout, rather than making communications more difficult, makes it more easier to link together, with sealanes, the economic wealth of the ... such as nuclear power, environmentalism was foistered on, not only the Third World, but the industrialised world as well. The world-wide environmentalist non-government organization phenomena ( such as the World Wildlife Fund, directed by Prince Phillip ) was created top-down, with a comple...

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How did Indonesia go from a production powerhouse, with economic capabilities equal with Japan and China, to the dilapidated, corrupt, overpopulated debt hole that it is now? Indonesia was on the rise in the ... newly saved money on education (25). But the decline was beginning by 1983, when Indonesia was forced to suspend projects totaling 26 billion, as well as freezing government wages (39, 40, 42). Currently, Indonesia is a developing country, full of corruption and poverty. What happened in the middle to bring down such a ... gain. This misuse of political power to avoid prosecution is ...

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How did Indonesia go from a production powerhouse, with economic capabilities equal with Japan and China, to the dilapidated, corrupt, overpopulated debt hole that it is now? Indonesia was on the rise in the ... newly saved money on education (25). But the decline was beginning by 1983, when Indonesia was forced to suspend projects totaling 26 billion, as well as freezing government wages (39, 40, 42). Currently, Indonesia is a developing country, full of corruption and poverty. What happened in the middle to bring down such a ... gain. This misuse of political power to avoid prosecution is ...

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... in a petrochemical facility in Indonesia. The initial propose was based on a joint venture with Pertamina, the state oil company. However, by 1976, as Pertamina fell into financial difficulties, the government assumed its debts and took the control of its operations. Under the new administration, Dow was offered a possibility of a "Contract of Work" rather than the joint venture initially proposed. Dow ... market was currently being supplied by imported petrochemicals taxed at 24%, which put upward pressure on prices. Second, petroleum exports accounted for almost two-thirds of Indonesi...

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... also to show an increase in the production capacity of physical goods and services within a certain time (Cornwall, 2014). The Indonesian government has had economic growth as their primary concern for many years because it is the important part for country development. The lack of external ... of Indonesian competitiveness is at a bad position, same with Cambodia and The Philiphines. Different with the position of China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore which are good for both sectors(Firdausy, 2008). According to Ahmad (2014), low economic growth is not only caused by export .....

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... regional diversity is maintained due to its geographic situation, that is, the different islands of Indonesia remain separated and thus contact between people of different regions is difficult. Secondly, the government's transmigration policies also kept the people of different regions separate by developing areas specifically for migrants from a particular region settling down in the new homeland (Wilson 1992:157). Having noted ... Isman 1975; Sadtono 1975). The status of Bahasa Indonesia is unlike that of the status of French as the national language of France or Japanese as the natio...

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... Indonesian military is designed to separate the guerrillas from their popular base by forcibly moving villagers into secure compounds or so-called "strategic hamlets" reminiscent of the Vietnam War. The government estimates that the number of internally displaced people in Aceh will increase to 100,000 from the current 5,000. As in many other places in the world where ethnic minorities ... invading soldiers was to secure the Exxon Mobil natural gas plant near the major city of Lhokseumawe, which exports to Japan and South Korea. The plant is one of the largest resource projects in Indon...

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