Growing into Trouble: Indonesia after 1966

39 Pages Posted: 30 Aug 2001

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Jonathan R.W. Temple

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Date Written: August 2001

Abstract

This paper analyses the remarkable growth experience of Indonesia since 1966. Over a thirty-year period, GDP per capita rose more than fourfold, despite unfavourable initial conditions, some weak institutions, and flawed microeconomic policies. The paper attributes this strong performance to a mutually reinforcing combination of political stability, competent macroeconomic policy, and some important instances of good fortune. It explores the origins of good policy and analyses three of the main external shocks. The paper also argues that rapid growth interacted with weak institutions in a way that contributed to the severity of the crisis of 1997-98.

Keywords: Indonesia, growth, structural change

JEL Classification: O11, O53

Suggested Citation

Temple, Jonathan R.W., Growing into Trouble: Indonesia after 1966 (August 2001). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=281836

Jonathan R.W. Temple (Contact Author)

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London
United Kingdom

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