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The End of Indonesia

In: The Asian Insider

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  • Michael Backman

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Indonesia comprises some 230 million people split among 300 different ethnic groups, with 365 distinct languages or dialects spread across more than 13,000 islands. That might be a selling point to tourists but it is not a recipe for political stability. It’s not a country that you would ever design by choice. In fact, it’s highly questionable whether a country this diverse can ever be expected to function with any degree of efficiency and deliver reasonable security and livelihoods for its people. And if it can’t, is it reasonable to expect it to stay together? It’s a consideration that all investors and potential investors in Indonesia need to keep in mind.

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  • Michael Backman, 2004. "The End of Indonesia," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Asian Insider, chapter 0, pages 58-68, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-4039-4840-3_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9781403948403_9
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