Indonesian economic decolonization in regional and international perspective / edited by J. Thomas Lindblad and Peter Post.

• TeilnehmendeR: Lindblad, J. Thomas.; Post, Peter, 1953-
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 267; Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 267.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Notes: "This volume forms the proceedings of an international workshop on 'Economic Decolonization in Indonesia in Regional Perspective,' which was held on 18-19 November 2005 in Leiden"--P. 14.

This collection of essays provides insights into the complex process of economic decolonization in Indonesia from a variety of perspectives. The emancipation from Dutch colonialism in the economic sphere is linked to the unique features of the new nation-state emerging in newly independent Indonesia. This included a key role in business for the military. A key part was also played by indigenous Indonesian business firms that were shaped by the Japanese occupation and the Indonesian Revolution. The analysis embraces two types of comparisons. Different experiences of economic decolonization across regions are illustrated by events unfolding in the agricultural estate areas of Deli in North Sumatra and Jember in East Java. Here the focus is on confrontations between private Dutch capital and Indonesian labour unions. In addition, the overall experience of Indonesia is offset against similar processes at work in other former European colonies in Asia, in particular neighbouring Malaysia. The international comparison shows how dramatic and difficult economic decolonization was and also how profound its consequences were. With contributions from Tri Chandra Apriyanto, Anne Booth, Jasper van de Kerkhof, J. Thomas Lindblad (editor), Daan Marks, Peter Post (editor), Bambang Purwanto and Thee Kian Wie.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / J. Thomas Lindblad and Peter Post -- Indonesian economic decolonization in regional and international perspective An introduction / J. Thomas Lindblad and Peter Post -- Indonesianization: Economic aspects of decolonization in Indonesia in the 1950's / Thee Kian Wie -- Economic decolonization and the rise of Indonesian military business / Bambang Purwanto -- Indonesianisasi and Japanization: The Japanese and the shifting fortunes of pribumi entrepreneurship / Peter Post -- The economy of decolonization in North Sumatra / J. Thomas Lindblad -- Decolonization in the Jember estate economy / Tri Chandra Apriyanto -- Indonesian colonial economic performance in an East Asian perspective / Anne Booth -- The economic consequences of decolonization: The ‘special’ case of Indonesia / Daan Marks -- ‘Colonial’ enterprise and the indigenization of management in independent Indonesia and Malaysia / Jasper van de Kerkhof -- About the authors / J. Thomas Lindblad and Peter Post -- Index / J. Thomas Lindblad and Peter Post.