Fighting an Uphill Battle

Corruption, collusion and nepotism remain major stumbling blocks in efforts towards economic recovery and the revamping of the governmental structure in Indonesia.

July 30, 2002

Corruption in Asia, Rethinkingthe Governance Paradigm
Editors: Tim Lindsey and Howard Dick
Publisher: The Federation Press, Sydney 2002. 223 pp

Virginia Taylor, one of the writers of this book, had this story to tell when she visited Jakarta one day. While driving in the capital city, a policeman stopped her and her colleague—an Indonesian lawyer—because of a traffic violation. The policeman asked for some "compensation". Taylor's frien


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