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January 2003
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This chapter is a study of the economic activities of the Indonesian military, Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (ABRI).1 It examines how and why the military in Indonesia became involved in the business sector, and analyzes the continued reliance of ABRI on these commercial activities.
... Active soldiers (Rinakit, 2005) entwined the military with political institutions, most evident in its dominant position in Golkar, its reserved seats in parliament, and the occupation of many civilian administrative positions, minister posts, and governorships. Finally, the Indonesian military became an important economic actor, leading observers to consider this the third role in an expanded "trifungsi" (McCulloch, 2003). Initially meant to improve the local supply chain needed for guerilla warfare (Crouch, 1988, pp. 275-277), starting in the 1960s, the military also took over state enterprises, and the different service branches and special forces established foundations as holding companies for their business interests (Mietzner & Misol, 2012). ...
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Brunei Darusssalam
January 2003
