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Description of  Indonesia, Islam, and the International Political Economy: Clash or Cooperation? (Routledge Studies on Islam and Muslims in Southeast Asia)

The Republic of Indonesia is a rising great power in the Asia-Pacific, set to become the eighth largest economy in the world in the coming decades. It is the most populous Muslim majority country in the world. The largest Islamic organizations and parties have supported Indonesias participation with global markets, but this has not come from an ideological support for capitalism or economic liberalization. Islamic political culture has denounced the injustices caused by global capitalism and its excesses. In fact, support for Indonesias engagement with the international political economy is born from political pragmatism, and from Indonesias struggles to achieve economic development. Read more