Inside Indonesia - a quarterly magazine on Indonesia and its people, culture, politics, economy and environment

Edition 104: Apr-June 2011

The rich in Indonesia
The rich in Indonesia The rich in Indonesia
Written by Gerry van Klinken   
How do they live? How do they make their money? How good are they for Indonesia? This is the first time Inside Indonesia has run a whole edition on The Rich. The poor have obviously been more prominent in our pages because there are still so many of them in Indonesia. But the few with money have a lot more clout in this world. And let’s face it, we all enjoy the voyeurism of peeping into their lives. So how do you do a whole edition on the rich?
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Who will tame the oligarchs? Who will tame the oligarchs?
Written by Jeffrey A. Winters   
Not democracy but rule of law is Indonesia’s central problem
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Inequality Inequality
Written by Christian von Luebke   
How much longer can elites hide their privileges from view?
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Taxing questions Taxing questions
Written by Simon Butt   
If the Indonesian government wants more people to pay tax it should improve public services and stop tax evasion by the rich
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Be rich, stay rich Be rich, stay rich
Written by Christian Chua   
Why are the New Order billionaires still doing so well?
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Prosperous in the provinces Prosperous in the provinces
Written by Akiko Morishita   
Friends and connections hold the key to riches in Kalimantan’s Barito region
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Evil and wealthy Evil and wealthy
Written by Gary Gartenberg   
Indonesian martial arts comics do not flatter the rich
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Rich, fat, and sitting down Rich, fat, and sitting down
Written by Madarina Julia   
Childhood obesity is a growing problem among the urban rich
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‘We can’t be seen as cheap’ ‘We can’t be seen as cheap’
Written by Deasy Simandjuntak   
Money matters when preparing an upper middle class Batak wedding in Jakarta
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Fascinated by Versace Fascinated by Versace
Written by Ben Knapen   
Beautiful living in Indonesia is possible if you are superwealthy
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Lifestyles of the rich Lifestyles of the rich
Written by Gerry van Klinken   
These newsbriefs present snapshots of how the rich live . . . and die
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