Southeast Asia
Introduction
Southeast Asia and East Asia are the two regions most associated with globalised production
Movie: The New Rulers of the World
Indonesian Background
Old Imperialism meets New
Dutch in 16th century
"Model Pupil of Global Economy"
Luxury Hotels Built onto Genocide
Suharto
United States and United Kingdom supported with money and guns
1 Million people dead in East Timor
Anti-Communist
Open to IMF and Corporate entry in Indonesia
Indonesian Investment Congress
1967
Switzerland
Planned corporate segmentation of Indo.
Planned every segment of the new Indo. economy
Extraordinary because there's never been such direct state-corporate discussions
World Bank and IMF
Suharto booted Sukarno out and opened the door to foreign investment and IMF loans
300 million dollars went missing
But who pays back that 300 mil? Not Suharto's family
Suharto stepped down after the 1997 Asian Economic Crisis
WTO / Free Trade
WTO guy
"Indonesia grew by integrating into the world economy"
"Exporting will get them out of the crisis"
WTO is totally undemocratic
The film's point is that corporations have globalised and regulations have not.
Southeast Asia
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Southeast Asia