What type of government does Indonesia have?
Indonesia's government is based off of the constitution of 1945. Separated into three branches, legislative, executive, and judicial, Indonesia's government is classified as a republic. However, after Sukarno resigned in 1998 many changes took place. The Habbie was a transitional government that ruled for the 2 years following Sukarno's resignation. The Habbie government created many political reforms and set in place new rules for the electoral system, the People's Consultative Assembly, and the House of Representatives. Also, the maximum amount of time a president could serve in office was limited to two 5 year terms. All of the reforms were made without changing the 1945 constitution.
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Indonesia's government is based off of the constitution of 1945. Separated into three branches, legislative, executive, and judicial, Indonesia's government is classified as a republic. However, after Sukarno resigned in 1998 many changes took place. The Habbie was a transitional government that ruled for the 2 years following Sukarno's resignation. The Habbie government created many political reforms and set in place new rules for the electoral system, the People's Consultative Assembly, and the House of Representatives. Also, the maximum amount of time a president could serve in office was limited to two 5 year terms. All of the reforms were made without changing the 1945 constitution.
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What type of economy does Indonesia have?
Indonesia has a mixed market-based economy, based off of agriculture and oil. Almost all of the country's income is from agriculture considering 90% of people earn a living by farming. It is not completely free of government influence and politics can still play a role in the economy. Indonesia has a very low unemployment rate of 6.6%, and citizens are taxed 11.6% of their total income. Indonesia is currently ranked as the 15th wealthiest country in the world.
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Indonesia has a mixed market-based economy, based off of agriculture and oil. Almost all of the country's income is from agriculture considering 90% of people earn a living by farming. It is not completely free of government influence and politics can still play a role in the economy. Indonesia has a very low unemployment rate of 6.6%, and citizens are taxed 11.6% of their total income. Indonesia is currently ranked as the 15th wealthiest country in the world.
(info from CIA Worldfactbook)
Does Indonesia have any human rights issues?
Indonesia has been moving quickly towards stability and increasing in wealth. However, some issues about human rights have had no notice taken to them. Media is a very powerful tool in any culture, and Indonesia is trying to control it by creating laws that enable them to imprison anyone who leaks confidential information. Over 100 activists have been thrown into jail for peacefully holding demonstrations, vocalizing their political views, and raising separatists flags. Another issue is that of child domestic workers. Children are forced to work long hours, and more often than not have no days off. Right now there are hundreds of thousands Indonesian girls employed as domestic workers. Some are not allowed to leave the house in which they are employed. Sadly there are some girls who are abused mentally, physically, and sexually abused by their employers. Although the landmark convention International Labor Organization was held in June all laws protecting domestic workers have been stalled in parliament. (info from www.hrw.org) |
Does Indonesia face any challenges?
Indonesia has been improving their economy tremendously over the past decade. However, while they are using more and more raw materials they put themselves at risk for "Dutch Disease". Dutch disease is when you exploit too many materials and it leads to a decrease in the manufacturing industry. Indonesia could easily fix this problem by building up other areas of the economy. By improving other areas such as education and infrastructure you minimize the loss from the manufacturing business.
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Indonesia has been improving their economy tremendously over the past decade. However, while they are using more and more raw materials they put themselves at risk for "Dutch Disease". Dutch disease is when you exploit too many materials and it leads to a decrease in the manufacturing industry. Indonesia could easily fix this problem by building up other areas of the economy. By improving other areas such as education and infrastructure you minimize the loss from the manufacturing business.
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Does imperialism still affect Indonesia today?
You can still see the effects of imperialism in Indonesia even today. One of the main languages of Indonesia is Dutch which was brought to them by Holland when they were under Dutch control. Another helpful thing the Dutch did was set up a road system on Java and other major cities. Buildings are also more modern and clean in the areas where the Europeans who controlled them lived. Although many positive effects came from imperialism, bad effects came with it as well. Because Indonesia was imperialized by other countries who controlled their trade and business, they never learned how to fend and work for themselves. After the Europeans left and independence was won, Indonesia was still miles behind other countries economically and politically. Indonesia is still struggling today to catch up with the other countries of the world.
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You can still see the effects of imperialism in Indonesia even today. One of the main languages of Indonesia is Dutch which was brought to them by Holland when they were under Dutch control. Another helpful thing the Dutch did was set up a road system on Java and other major cities. Buildings are also more modern and clean in the areas where the Europeans who controlled them lived. Although many positive effects came from imperialism, bad effects came with it as well. Because Indonesia was imperialized by other countries who controlled their trade and business, they never learned how to fend and work for themselves. After the Europeans left and independence was won, Indonesia was still miles behind other countries economically and politically. Indonesia is still struggling today to catch up with the other countries of the world.
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