SURVEY ARTICLE:
1)Survey of Recent Developments--Sadayuki Takii and Eric D. Ramstetter

ARTICLES
1) Indonesian Politics in 2007: The Presidency, Local Elections and the Future of Democracy--Anies Baswedan
2) Private Power in Indonesia--Louis T. Wells
3) Obstacle to Public Sector Accounting Reform in Indonesia--Harun
4) Human Resource Management in State-Owned and Private Enterprises in Indonesia--Wahyu Sutiyono

ABSTRACTS OF DOCTORAL THESES ON THE INDONESIAN ECONOMY
1) A small monetary system for Indonesia--Yoga Affandi
2) Studies on employment and minimum wage effects in Indonesia--Maria Goreti Arie Damayanti
3) Education and economic growth in indonesia--Akhmad Bayhaqi
4) Embedded geographies and quality construction in Sulawesi coffee comodity chains--Jeff Neilson
5) Indonesian manufacturing and the economic crisis--Dionisius A.Narjoko
6) Health, education and economic crisis: Protecting the poor in Indonesia--Robert Sparrow
7) Growth effects of political institutions--Tao Kong
8) Identifying cartel practices of the trade association: A time series analysis of the Indonesian cement industry--Zakir Machmud
9) Political connection, trade protection and multinational corporations: Firm-Level evidence of Patronage in Indonesia--Denni P.Purbasari
10) How Chinese are entrepreneurial strategies of ethnic Chinese business groups in Southeast Asia?A Multifaceted analysis of the Salim group of Indonesia--Marleen Dieleman
11) Commerce and capital in Colonial Java: Trade finance and commercial relations between European and Chinese, 1820s-1942--Alexander Claver

BOOK REVIEWS
1) Moh.Arsjad Anwar, Aris Ananta and Ari Kuncoro (eds) (2007) kesan para sahabat tentang Widjojo Nitisastro (friends impressions of Widjojo Nitisastro) and tribute for Widjojo Nitisastro by friends from 27 foreign countries--M.Chatib Basri and Jamie Mackie
2) John Bresnan (2006) at home abroad: a memoir of the ford foundation in Indonesia 1953-1973--Terence H.Hull
3) William Easterly (2006) the white man s burden: Why the West s efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good--Iwan J.Azis
4) Juliette Koning and Frans Husken (eds) (2006) Ropewalking and safety nets: Local ways of managing insecurities in Indonesia--Ross H.McLeod
5) Dewi Anggraeni (2006) Dreamseekers: Indonesian women as domestic workers in Asia--Gavin W.Jones
6) Jemma Purdey (2006) Anti-Chinese violence in Indonesia,1996-1999--Ian Wilson
7) Hadi Soesastro, Clara Joewono and Carolina G.Hernandez (eds) (2006) Twenty two years of ASEAN ISIS: Origin, evolution and challengs of track two diplomacy--Andrew Elek
8) Janet Steele (2005) Wars within: The story of Tempo, and independent magazine in Soeharto s Indonesia--David Reeve
9) Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown (2006) The rise of the corporate economy in Southeast Asia--George Fane

BRIEFLY NOTED
1) Peter Boomgaard, Davis Henley and Manon Ossewijer (eds) 2006 Muddied waters: Historical and contemporary perspectives on management of forests and fisheries in Island Southeast Asia
2) Hal Hill and Joao Saldanha (eds) (2006) membangun negara baru: Timor Lorosae (Building a new nation: Timor Lorosae (Building a new nation: Timor Lorosae)