| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Young, Eric Wight
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| Author's Email Address |
ewyoun@hotmail.com |
| URN |
etd-05012002-230453 |
| Title |
The International Monetary Fund and Social Safety Net Construction
Failure in Indonesia
1997-1998
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| Degree |
Master of Fine Arts |
| Department |
Political Science |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Weisband, Edward |
Committee Chair |
| Corntassel, Jeffrey J. |
Committee Member |
| Hult, Karen M. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- Social Safety Net
- Indonesia
- International Monetary Fund
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| Date of Defense |
2002-11-14 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Throughout the International Monetary Fund’s history it has been criticized for failing to address the negative impact its adjustment programs have on the poor in borrowing countries. This study examines the Fund’s declared intention and actions regarding the construction of a social safety net in Indonesia from October 1997 until May 1998. A historical narrative using Constructivism as a theoretical framework is used to explain the relationship between the IMF, Suharto and the effect their interaction had on social safety net construction. This historical perspective reveals that rather than working towards building a social safety net, the Fund’s main priority was the decentralization of Indonesian political and economic structures.
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