Reemerging Developmental State in Democratized Indonesia

Abstract

This chapter discusses challenges facing emerging states that promote development under democratization and globalization It compares two types of developmental state that is, ‘authoritarian developmental state’ and ‘democratic developmental state’. Indonesia experienced both types of developmental states during the last five decades. The chapter looks at similarities and differences between the two types from the viewpoint of institutions, policies, and policymakers under the respective given external conditions. By doing so, it explores the key characteristics inherent in ‘democratic developmental state’ in the context of the twenty-first century.