Rowing Against the Tide? Batam’s Economic Fortunes in Today’s Indonesia
Hutchinson, Francis E. | June 2017
Abstract
This Trends will examine the reasons for this unexpected turn of events. Following this introduction, the second section will look at the establishment of BIDA and the early development of Batam’s export-oriented industries. The subsequent section will examine the recent down-turn in the island’s economic and investment performance. The fourth section will analyse some of the underlying causes for this situation. The fifth section will set out some recent initiatives that have been implemented in response to the island’s declining economic fortunes, and the final section will look at options for the future.
Citation
Hutchinson, Francis E.. 2017. Rowing Against the Tide? Batam’s Economic Fortunes in Today’s Indonesia. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7461.PDF ISBN
978-981-4786-40-9
Print ISBN
978-981-4786-39-3
ISSN
0219-3213
Keywords
Development strategy
Development models
Economic development
New technology
Rural planning
Aid coordination
Industrial projects
Infrastructure projects
Natural resources policy
Educational development
Absorptive capacity
Development Planning
Development Research
Technology Development
Aid And Development
Asian Development Bank
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Cooperation
Development Management
Development Planning
Development Strategies
Rural planning
Regional development bank
Project finance
Strategic planning
Infrastructure projects
Government programs
Public finance
Public enterprises
Development
Economics
Development In East Asia
Development Planning
Development Research
Technology Development
Aid And Development
Asian Development Bank
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Cooperation
Development Management
Development Planning
Development Strategies
Development strategy
Development models
Economic development
New technology
Rural planning
Aid coordination
Industrial projects
Infrastructure projects
Natural resources policy
Educational development
Absorptive capacity
Economic development projects
Economic forecasting
Economic development projects
Municipal government
Technology transfer
Exchanges of patents and technical information
Technical education
Technology
Communication in rural development
Communication in community development
Economic development projects
Development banks
Economic forecasting
Environmental auditing
Cumulative effects assessment
Human rights and globalization
Transfer Technocracy
Absorptive capacity
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