Liem Sioe Liong's Salim Group : The Business Pillar of Suharto's Indonesia / Richard Borsuk, Nancy Chng.

After Suharto gained power in Indonesia in the mid-1960s, he stayed as the country's president for more than three decades, helped by the powerful military, hefty foreign aid and support from a coterie of cronies. A pivotal business backer for his New Order government was Liem Sioe Liong, a mig...

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Main Authors: Borsuk, Richard (Author), Chng, Nancy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • PREFACE / Borsuk, Richard / Chng, Nancy
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. A Javanese "King" and His Cukong
  • 2. Roots
  • 3. Establishing a Foothold
  • 4. Crucial Links
  • 5. The Scent of Money
  • 6. "Gang of Four"
  • 7. A "New Life"
  • 8. Flour Power
  • 9. Cement Build-up and Bailout
  • 10. A Banking Behemoth
  • 11. Broadening the Home Base
  • 12. Going International
  • 13. Helping Hands
  • 14. Noodle King
  • 15. Dark Clouds
  • 16. The Sky Starts to Fall
  • 17. Götterdämmerung of the New Order
  • 18. Surviving
  • 19. Assets: Lost and Found
  • 20. Moving Ahead
  • 21. Twilight
  • 22. End of an Era
  • Glossary and Abbreviations
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Authors