Indonesia's crisis and recovery: the myths and reality
The first paper in this series begins by setting a wider perspective on the social issues by exploring and demystifying some of the commonly-held myths about the origins and controversies surrounding social impact of the crisis and over important elements of policy approaches for the revival of grwoth based on equity.
Indonesia has proven to the world that there can always be a silver lining to the financial crisis. Some relief can be brought to the consequent social suffering when the crisis triggers significant improvements in human rights.