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

Edition 84: Oct-Dec 2005

International aid: Helping or hindering development
From poverty to social justice
Written by Bob Muntz   
Aid works best when it seeks to confront social injustice Tags: New Order (1967-98) Habibie presidency (1998-99) Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Aid National Timor Leste Sumatra Papua Aceh
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IMF aid helping the poor?
Written by Sugeng Bahagijo   
Economists propose an alternative strategy to the prevailing neo-liberal ideology for reducing poverty Tags: Fall of Suharto (1998) Habibie presidency (1998-99) Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Poverty Economic Policy National
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Aid with strings attached
Written by Tim O'Connor   
Foreign policy not poverty reduction drives the Australian aid program Tags: International Relations Terrorism New Order (1967-98) Habibie presidency (1998-99) Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Aid National
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Aceh after the tsunami
Written by Cornelia Lenneberg   
An Australian aid worker recounts the challenge of rehabilitating a devastated society Tags: Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Natural Disasters Sumatra Aceh
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Reconstruction meets resistance
Written by Leonard Simanjuntak   
NGOs and local people work together to rebuild communities, until feudalism intervenes Tags: Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Natural Disasters Aid Sumatra Aceh
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Where it hurts in Papua
Written by Desta Murdijana   
An Indonesian NGO finds injustices in unexpected places Tags: Separatism Identity Politics NGOs Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Papua Interview
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The activists' dilemma
Written by Hetifah Sjaifudian   
Many are ambivalent about international aid Tags: NGOs Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) National
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A free lunch?
Written by Hira Jhamtani   
Much aid comes with strings attached – crippling loan repayments, exploitation of resources and vulnerability to unfriendly international markets Tags: New Order (1967-98) Habibie presidency (1998-99) Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Aid National
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Partnership or pretence
Written by Bob Muntz   
Who should call the shots – international donors or local NGOs? Tags: NGOs New Order (1967-98) Habibie presidency (1998-99) Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Aid National
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Aid must embrace social change
Written by Bob Muntz   
Aid must embrace social change Tags: Yudhoyono presidency (2004-) Aid National Editorial
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Peace at last?
Written by Edward Aspinall   
The latest agreement in Aceh seems too good to be true, but it’s also Aceh’s best chance for peace yet.
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