Indonesia in 2007: Unmet expectations, despite improvement

Asian Survey

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-46

  Kingsbury, Damien ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economy; Expectation; Indonesia; Military; Reform

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; LEADERSHIP; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL REFORM; STATE ROLE;

INDONESIA;

CITRUS MAXIMA;

EID: 57749139429     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: 1533838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/as.2008.48.1.38     Document Type: Article

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