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69: The poor first

69: The poor first
Published: Jan 11, 2002

Jan-Mar 2002

The Poor

The poor firstWe dedicate this edition to the poor, and to those enquiring minds who want to learn about them - Gerry van Klinken

Dirty debtRich countries share responsibility for Indonesia's impossible debt burden - Ann Pettifor

Crisis and poverty Four years later, how has the economic crisis affected the poor? - Anne Booth

The story of Mimin Surviving thirty years in Central Jakarta - Lea Jellinek and Ed Kiefer

Jakarta's poorest Lea Jellinek

Whose city? The street traders who feed and transport Jakarta are also its most unwelcome citizens - Vanessa Johanson

Whatever it takes Workers, often women, take risks to earn an honest living - Michele Ford

Singapore girl? Indonesian maids in Singapore want to be heard - Noorashikin Abdul Rahman

Land for the people Farmers in East Java are still working land they took three years ago - Sukardi

The Twin Towers Effect The democracy movement must now challenge international capital - Revrisond Baswir

Take the money or die A flood of 'democratisation' dollars has corrupted the NGO movement - Anu Lounela

Culture

Penis enhancements Popular with sailors and miners, but not necessarily with their women - Terence H Hull

Scunge City. And yet.... What the guide books don't tell you about Surabaya - Duncan Graham

Politics and Human Rights

Osama bin Cool What do Indonesian students think about Osama bin Laden? - Katie Brayne

The aftermath of civil war Fighting has stopped in North Maluku, but mistrust lingers - Christopher R Duncan

With Aceh's guerrillas A rare visit with the Free Aceh Movement shows them confident and well organised - Damien Kingsbury

One world still After the tragedy of 11 September, the world needs dialogue - Ulil Abshar-Abdalla

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