Indonesia

Research Paper # 46710

Business > International
Economics > International
Geography

Indonesia

A look at the background and current culture of Indonesia as an aid to evaluating investment risks in the country.

3,171 words () | 9 sources | MLA | 2004 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how the Southeast archipelago nation of Indonesia has made huge economic strides since its independence in 1949 and how it still has major hurdles to overcome. It looks at how terrorist threats exemplified by the existence of Al-Qaida training camps and recent bombings display the decrease in the military's strength and the legal system's inability to bring justice to the region. It also analyzes how the instability of the government's leadership and the rampant corruption at all levels poses significant risks as evidenced by the severe currency fluctuations, banking instability and successionist movements by several major islands.

From the Paper:

"Indonesia, one of the most populous nations in the world, possesses abundant natural resources. Though Indonesia's natural and acquired resources would seem to lend themselves to continued growth, the Southeast Asian island nation has struggled with sustainable economic development issues since winning its independence in 1949. As recently as 1997, Indonesia was one of the world's fastest developing nations economically and was a hotbed for foreign private investment."