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Political Structures And Chinese Business Connections In The Malay World: A Historical Perspective, Robert Cribb
Political Structures And Chinese Business Connections In The Malay World: A Historical Perspective, Robert Cribb
Robert Cribb
The prominence of ethnic Chinese among successful business owners in Southeast Asia is intriguing. Many have sought the secret of Chinese success in Chinese characteristics. This chapter suggests that Chinese success rests rather on the specific historical circumstances in Southeast Asia during the colonial period and after. A series of crony-like arrangements has been possible because political conditions permitted them,
From Petrus To Ninja: Death Squads In Indonesia, Robert Cribb
From Petrus To Ninja: Death Squads In Indonesia, Robert Cribb
Robert Cribb
Discusses the so-called petrus killings by death squads in Indonesia in 1983-83 and makes comparisons with the stories of killings by 'ninja' around the time of Suharto's fall from power in 1998.