Going Soft on the Suits?

Conglomerates appear to have been given generous concessions to pay off their debts, perhaps in the hope that their capital now parked overseas will be brought home to Indonesia? When, oh when, will the government ever learn?

December 25, 2001

It is normal and natural that, from time to time, strains or even a break in relations between the government and big business should occur. For instance, a break surfaced when President Theodore Roosevelt attempted to break up the monopolies enjoyed by robber barons in the US at the time. Stress between the government of Malaysia and local businessmen of Chinese descent also occurred when its New Economic Policy was implemented for the firs

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