Java furniture makers: Globalisation winners or losers?
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Java Furniture Makers: Winners or Losers from Globalisation? Lienda Loebis, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Jakarta
Who loses and who gains from globalisation is one of the big questions of our time. The people of East and South East Asia were thought be among the winners until the financial crisis hit this region in 1997. Indonesia, it seemed, suffered particularly badly with millions of people sinking into poverty. However, it became clear soon after that some parts of Indonesia had actually benefited from...
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عنوان ژورنال: Development in Practice
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0961-4524,1364-9213
DOI: 10.1080/09614520500075979