Economic Policy

Attractive public transport and well-considered traffic policies are what Jakarta needs

For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves

Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities

The Jokowi government’s policy shift contributes to pervasive regulatory ambiguity in Indonesia’s mining sector

Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles

Indonesia’s welfare schemes are failing to support older citizens

Petrol subsidies have gone, but at what cost to Indonesia’s poor?

Indonesia's economic and political transformation has been remarkable, now the challenge is to deliver rapid, broad-based improvements in living standards

In Jakarta, 7-Eleven found a loophole that allowed it to break into small-format retailing, transforming itself and contributing to a revolution in Indonesian retail in the process

Jeffrey Winters’ Oligarchy is an epic work of comparative political insight but has little that is new to add to the study of Indonesia’s politics

Indonesia is rich in renewable energy but government policies foster reliance on fossil fuels

Indonesia has set ambitious emissions targets, but meeting them will require hard work

When Indonesia’ s National Police took on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over the Bank Century case, the KPK won

Conflict resolution should move from a security to a justice approach

Ten years after Suharto, the economy is not recovering fast enough

With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military

The passing of the technocrats

Satellite TV and the Internet are opening Indonesia to the globe. MARK CRAWFORD asks: Will this mean less mind control by the state?

Idyllic rural Java is rapidly becoming urban. As a result, peasants are now less in conflict with landlords than with the state. This radically changes the way we think about the best way to organise for change, according to JUNI THAMRIN andVEDI HADIZ.