Asynchronous Political and Economic Development and the Asian Financial Crisis: A Preliminary Analysis

Author(s):  
Michael A. Santoro ◽  
Changsu Kim
2022 ◽  
pp. 60-81
Author(s):  
Tulus Tambunan

In Indonesia after the Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998, wide reforms were carried out, and “inclusive” economic development were adopted. One component of inclusive economic development is “financial inclusion.” This implies an absence of barriers that might deter micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from obtaining financial services. However, the portion of bank credit received by MSMEs is still small. Therefore, financial technology (FinTech) is welcome as an alternative source of funding for MSMEs. This chapter discusses three related issues, namely financial inclusion, MSMEs, and P2P lending. It concludes that Indonesia still has a long way to go to achieve full financial inclusion. This chapter suggests that with the presence of P2P lending, the number of MSMEs, especially MSEs, in Indonesia that have access to formal financing will increase. Even though aggregate data are not available, the interviews with a small number of owners of MSEs who received P2P loans suggest that the presence of P2P lending companies give some benefits for MSEs.


Social Change ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-508
Author(s):  
Tulus Tahi Hamonangan Tambunan

This article assesses Indonesia’s long experience with economic development from 1990 up to 2014–2015. It examines economic growth and employment changes in three sub-periods: the high economic growth period 1990–1996; the Asian financial crisis and recovery period 1997–2007 and the global economic crisis from 2008 to the present. In this periodisation, the crisis years and their impact on employment experienced by Indonesia from 1990 to 2014–2015 will be visible. Additionally, it also examines changes in employment dualism, that is, formal vs. informal employment as well as changes in labour productivity during this extended time. This article shows that Indonesia’s economy performed exceptionally well after the 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis on the back of a continued prudent macroeconomic framework and solid policy reforms. Employment continued to increase and poverty continued to show a declining trend.


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