Distance matters: social housing for the poor For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves Read more
Resource nationalism as imperialism Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles Read more
Has resource extraction reduced poverty? The benefits of more concentrated natural resources are less likely to be spread Read more
Mining the land, mining people Irrespective of location or commodity, peasants now compete with multinational mining companies on the mineral-rich tracts of Indonesia Read more
Safe water at a premium The UN’s claim that 87 per cent of Indonesians have access to safe drinking water seems exaggerated Read more
Where to now for the MDGs in Indonesia? The Millennium Development Goals addressed the basic development needs of Indonesia, but tackling poverty now requires a more complex strategy Read more
Keeping women and babies healthy within an unequal system Problems of unequal access explain differences in Indonesia’s achievement of child mortality and maternal mortality targets Read more
Quantity but not quality Indonesia is on track to achieve universal primary education, but questions remain about the quality of education Read more
Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger Indonesia has halved poverty since 1990, but significant challenges remain Read more
Faultlines and fractures HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly because of the profound inequalities that afflict Papua Read more
The business of politics in Indonesia Democratic institutions are increasingly burdened by the illicit transactions and collusive practices of politico-business elites Read more
Development for the rich Gated communities are built with little concern for their social and environmental impacts Read more
A city without social justice Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor Read more
Rulers in their own country? Special autonomy and Papuan aspirations have been thwarted by Jakarta and hampered by the administrative fragmentation sponsored by local politicians Read more
Prison cum hostel? A political economy of drugs thrives inside one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons Read more
Colonial legacy It may be true that Java rules Indonesia. But Javanese labourers in Sumatra, writes BUDI AGUSTONO, have been at the bottom of the heap for generations. Read more
Privatising social justice As riots erupt across the country, Suharto is forcing rich companies to contribute to a private anti-poverty foundation. But, for DAVID BOURCHIER and IAN CHALMERS, the move smacks of personal greed. Read more
Middletown comes to Malang JASON PRICE talks with the new middle class and discovers they love progress but keep the poor at arms length. Read more
Dayak anger ignored MICHAEL DOVE traces Dayak unhappiness to inequities in state development. Read more
Jakarta money stirs Ujungpandang riot VEDI HADIZ sent this eyewitness account from South Sulawesi. Read more