VOL. XLIII

No. 45

6-November-2000

Indonesian Economic Crisis And The Internationally-Supported Policy Response

by Kadhim AAl-Eyd

Kadhim A Al-Eyd, an international economic consultant, presented the following paper at the First Europe-Southeast Asia Forum at the Research Institute for International Affairs, Berlin, Germany, 3-5 October 2000. Mr Al-Eyd was the IMF Senior Resident Representative in Jakarta from July 1996 to August 1999.

I. Introduction

Under the tight rule of President Soeharto,...