INDUSTRIALIZATION IN INDONESIA - THE EXAMPLE OF BATAM ISLAND

Authors
ROYLE SA
Citation
Sa. Royle, INDUSTRIALIZATION IN INDONESIA - THE EXAMPLE OF BATAM ISLAND, Singapore journal of tropical geography, 18(1), 1997, pp. 89-98
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Geografhy
Journal title
Singapore journal of tropical geography → ACNP
ISSN journal
01297619
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
89 - 98
Database
ISI
SICI code
0129-7619(1997)18:1<89:III-TE>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Indonesia is one of the most rapidly developing nations in the world. One important component of its transformation is an industrialisation policy which sees its people utilised by transnational corporations as sources of cheap labour for export goods processing. This has both po sitive and negative outcomes. This paper explores these issues in a re view of Indonesian development strategy with particular reference to B atam Island in Riau Province.