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The Indonesian Crisis - Was There a Crisis in Indonesia?
Before the crisis, Indonesia had a policy framework that worked well in many respects. The one absolutely critical mistake was in promoting these national champions who borrowed from abroad. Then after the crisis, the fiscal position was ruined because they had to bail out the banks and therefore started borrowing domestically. All of these things came as a result of the crisis. They haven't gotten to trouble since.