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Address and clarify political economy frameworks concerning how oligarchic interests adapt and maintain dominance amid market transitions in post-authoritarian Indonesia.

November 15, 2005Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies

Reorganising power in Indonesia: The politics of Oligarchy in an age of markets

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Address and clarify political economy frameworks concerning how oligarchic interests adapt and maintain dominance amid market transitions in post-authoritarian Indonesia.
Conceptual review and defense of political economy models regarding state-business relations in Indonesia.
Qualitative assessment contrasting institutionalist market approaches with structural theories of oligarchic power.
Argues that democratic openings and economic liberalization do not inherently disperse elite control but instead provide new venues for oligarchic reorganization.
Demonstrates that political coalitions and capitalist interests successfully preserved their influence across administrative and regulatory transformations.

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Political commentary reveals oligarchic persistence during Indonesian market reforms, highlighting the structural power of entrenched elites.

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Ross McLeod's review of our book Reorganising Power in Indonesia: The Politics of Oligarchy in an Age of Markets appeared in the April 2005 edition of this journal. Overall we think that the review...

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Robison et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f691bbfbe8f9eb0ba74e1 https://doi.org/10.1080/00074910500306619

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Political commentary reveals oligarchic persistence during Indonesian market reforms, highlighting the structural power of entrenched elites.

Reorganising power in Indonesia: The politics of Oligarchy in an age of markets

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Reorganising power in Indonesia: The politics of Oligarchy in an age of markets

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