Introduction

Sangaralingam Ramesh ()
Additional contact information
Sangaralingam Ramesh: University of Oxford and University College London

Chapter Chapter 1 in The Political Economy of Indonesia’s Economic Development, Volume I, 2025, pp 3-19 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter sets the conceptual and thematic foundation for the book. It presents the overarching argument that Indonesia’s economic development cannot be understood without reference to the political institutions, power dynamics, and international forces that have shaped it over millennia. The chapter introduces key themes such as the role of geography, state formation, colonialism, global capitalism, and institutional evolution. It outlines the interdisciplinary approach employed, drawing on political economy, history, and development studies. It also situates Indonesia within broader theoretical debates around state capacity, resource distribution, and economic transformation, laying the groundwork for the chronological exploration that follows.

Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-94350-8_1

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9783031943508

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-94350-8_1

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Springer Books from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().