A Study On The Historical Origin Of Military Economy In Indonesia From The Perspective Of Economic Decolonization(1945-1965)

After the Second World War,profound changes took place in the international situation.Traditional Western countries have been unable to continue the rule of their overseas colonies.Faced with the newborn Republic of Indonesia,the Dutch was reluctant to give up its local interests.From the end of World War II in 1945 until the establishment of Suharto’s reign in 1965,the Indonesian people waged a long struggle against Dutch colonists.Faced with the Dutch colonial war after World War II,the Indonesian people successfully defended the sovereignty of the country under the leadership of their military leaders.After the war,Indonesia began the process of decolonization characterized as "from colonial economy to national economy".The increasingly powerful army in the war also began to intervene in the process of economic decolonization through special political advantages,and thereby penetrated into the economic field of Indonesia.Economic decolonization in Indonesia is very special.Results including good economic performance in the early stage were achieved by means of modest intervention.However,as the conflict with the Dutch on the issue of West Papua deteriorated,Indonesia quickly turned to a comprehensive nationalization policy.The military quickly participated in the implementation of the policy,forcibly took over Dutch assets,and fully penetrated the economic field,which had a huge negative impact on the Indonesian economy.After gaining an advantageous position in the economic field,the military applied economic advantages to the political field and became an important political force in Indonesia.The thesis consists of four parts.The introduction explains the subject,the aim and the significance of research.The first chapter discusses the economic situation ofIndonesia before independence and the formation of the army and the economic activities of the army in the war.The second chapter describes the mode of economic decolonization in the early stage of the establishment of a sovereign state and the economic activities of the army during this period.The third chapter describes Indonesia’s strong nationalization policy due to the West Papua Conflict issue,how some foreign-funded enterprises fight for rights in Indonesia,and how the military used this relationship to begin to improve its economic status.The fourth part analyzes the influence of the army’s extensive participation in economic decolonization.