Managing Indonesia's Transformation: An Oral History is an account of Ginandjar Kartasasmita's career in the Indonesian government, both under President Suharto and in the post-Suharto era. Based on all the ministerial positions in which Kartasasmita has served the government, the book provides readers candid insights into the domestic and international political and economic contexts in which decisions were made, and how policies were formulated and implemented in Indonesia.
The book contains many hours of interviews in which the author responds — as frankly as he can — to all sorts of questions from a group of scholars and specialists working on Indonesian politics and political economy, with the understanding that the book is for those who want to understand Indonesian politics, both past and present.
Contents:Early YearsRising with Sudharmono: 1965–1983The Year of 1988Toward the MPR in 1998: Indonesia in CrisisThe Habibie PresidencyFrom Habibie to WahidMegawati's Presidency and the 2004 Elections: Towards Consociational Democracy?SBY and the Dilemma of a Multiparty Presidential SystemChallenges Ahead, International Footprints, and If …Readership: Academics, undergraduates and graduates, and policy-makers in Asian politics and international relations.
