Risky Business
How Indonesia’s economic nationalism is hurting foreign investment and local people
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Social Science
| Author: | Ari Sharp | ISBN: | 9781925138696 |
| Publisher: | Connor Court Publishing | Publication: | August 13, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ari Sharp |
| ISBN: | 9781925138696 |
| Publisher: | Connor Court Publishing |
| Publication: | August 13, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
As a young democracy with an emerging middle class and an abundance of natural resources, Indonesia is attracting plenty of interest from foreign investors. While the potential benefits of doing business in the developing Asian economy are obvious, the risks can be tougher to spot. But journalist Ari Sharp has found there are plenty of things that can go wrong, and often do. With widespread corruption, a crooked legal system and dysfunctional infrastructure, Indonesia can be a high-risk destination for outsiders keen to invest. Looking back over the past five years, Risky Business investigates real-life investment nightmares and discovers that plenty more pain might await others who venture to Indonesia unprepared. About the Author: Ari Sharp is an Australian journalist who spent three years living in Jakarta. He has worked as a senior editor at the Jakarta Globe and as a business and politics reporter for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. As a freelance journalist, his work has appeared in outlets including the ABC, Crikey, The Australian and the Institute of Public Affairs Review.
As a young democracy with an emerging middle class and an abundance of natural resources, Indonesia is attracting plenty of interest from foreign investors. While the potential benefits of doing business in the developing Asian economy are obvious, the risks can be tougher to spot. But journalist Ari Sharp has found there are plenty of things that can go wrong, and often do. With widespread corruption, a crooked legal system and dysfunctional infrastructure, Indonesia can be a high-risk destination for outsiders keen to invest. Looking back over the past five years, Risky Business investigates real-life investment nightmares and discovers that plenty more pain might await others who venture to Indonesia unprepared. About the Author: Ari Sharp is an Australian journalist who spent three years living in Jakarta. He has worked as a senior editor at the Jakarta Globe and as a business and politics reporter for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. As a freelance journalist, his work has appeared in outlets including the ABC, Crikey, The Australian and the Institute of Public Affairs Review.
