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After 1997, Thailand and Indonesia experienced dramatic political change. Indonesia is now on its fourth post-Suharto president, the constitution was changed, new political parties formed, the military's role in politics shrunk, and local governments have greater control and authority. In Thailand, a new constitution was ratified in the wake of the financial crisis and a new party took control in 2001. However, former Prime Minister Thaksin acted in ways that curtailed democracy and made a mockery of the 1997 reform movement. What happened to the post-1997 reforms? This article argues that democracy has been weakly consolidated in Indonesia and that Thailand has slid further from democracy.
Amy L. Freedman (Mon,) studied this question.