Indonesia's Economy: Socio-Political Challenges in the New Order

Social political challenge of new order Suharto's new order system is clearly corrupt, full of Nepotism mixed with the influence of the Asian financial crisis, leaving the legacy of the socio-political challenge for the later reform government There. These challenges include authoritarianism, corruption, uncolonized civil society, powerful military and inefficient justice and government. (Bolman) Various reforms Government failed to fully address these challenges, making Indonesia full of uncertainty, which led to economic downturn.

When the economy crisis, the social and political situation of the country began to show a lot of confusion. Civil instability is a day of order. Protest behaviors occur across the country because citizens are puzzled by the shortages and pressure of inflation. To solve this problem, the government is said to have printed money to improve the liquidity of the country's currency. As the national crisis became more serious, there were intense clashes between protesters and security personnel. The United States also imposes a series of sanctions on the country.

Socio-Economic Review (SER) is a part of the broader movement in social science that rediscovers the socio-political foundation of the economy. He is committed to the development of socio-economics, which includes analytical, political and ethical issues arising from the intersection of the economy and society. There is a problem with economics. On the other hand, economists have the greatest policy influence on every group of social scientists. For example, in the United States, economics is the only social sciences that oversees the main policy department of the government (through the Federal Reserve System) and the White House (Economic Advisory Committee) office. They are not ranked by attorneys, but economists are also quite strong between the prime minister and the president.