Women and the State in Modern Indonesia
Women and the State in Modern Indonesia

Author: Susan Blackburn

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-11-11

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1139456555

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In the first study of the kind, Susan Blackburn examines how Indonesian women have engaged with the state since they began to organise a century ago. Voices from the women's movement resound in these pages, posing demands such as education for girls and reform of marriage laws. The state, for its part, is shown attempting to control women. The book investigates the outcomes of these mutual claims and the power of the state and the women's movement in improving women's lives. It also questions the effects on women of recent changes to the state, such as Indonesia's transition to democracy and the election of its first female president. The wider context is important. On some issues, like reproductive health, international institutions have been influential and as the largest Islamic society in the world, Indonesia offers special insights into the role of religion in shaping relations between women and the state.

The Indonesian Crisis
The Indonesian Crisis

Author: Aris Ananta

Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Published: 2002-12-05

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 9812301712

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The book focuses on the impact of the 1997-99 economic crisis on human development in Indonesia, especially in 1998, its worst year. Based on the definition used by the UNDP, human development is analysed as covering human capital (education and health) and purchasing power. In this book, the concept of human capital is broadened to include freedom from fear, health, education, and migration. The first part of the book discusses the economic situation in Indonesia. The second elaborates on what happened to human capital during the crisis and the third part examines its effects on purchasing power. Because human development does not occur in a vacuum, the fourth part discusses some emerging issues in Indonesia. The book concludes with some thoughts on people-centred development, which may contribute to more sustainable development than the development concept that simply pursues high economic growth. With this people-centred development, growth rates of about 3 to 4 per cent are adequate, as long as Indonesia achieves success in human development.

Indonesia Assessment
Indonesia Assessment

Author: Gavin W. Jones

Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Published: 1997-06-16

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 981305574X

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Indonesia's population, the fourth largest in the world, is expected to pass the 200 million mark in 1997. It has sustained high rates of economic growth over the past two decades. This has undoubtedly been related to its success in moderating earlier high rates of population growth, and to its significant accomplishments in human resource development. This volume is therefore timely. It presents a comprehensive evaluation of the current situation and assesses future prospects.

By the Sweat and Toil of Children
By the Sweat and Toil of Children

Author: Maureen E. Jaffe

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1997-08

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0788145754

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Reviews commonly practiced, & often egregious, forms of child labor: the exploitation of children in commercial agriculture & fishing industries producing primarily for export & forced or bonded child labor. Discusses educational, economic, familial, governmental, & societal factors contributing to the use of child labor. Looks at working conditions, health & safety, & terms of employment of children. Examines the situations of forced child labor including debt bondage & the trafficking, sale & fraudulent recruitment of children. The study provides regional & specific industrial profiles. Country & product indexes.

By the Sweat and Toil of Children
By the Sweat and Toil of Children

Author: Sonia Rosen

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1997-08

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780788145773

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Attempts to answer the questions of where in the world child labor is used in industry & mining, the forms of child labor, why children work, & why children are sometimes preferred to adult workers. Country-by-country profiles provide specific information about the use of child labor in the manufacturing & mining of products exported to the U.S. Contains an executive summary of the study & overview of the regions & questions examined in the report. Appendixes discuss the background & methodology of the study & list the commissioned studies & countries visited.