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Indonesian Statement for GO-NGO Forum
Bangkok 7-9 September 2006. I. INTRODUCTION As the last century drew to a close, general social welfare conditions enjoyed by ASEAN nation communities were still relatively low. These sub-par circumstances were compounded by a socio-economic crisis that hit during the last years of that century, especially in Indonesia where a long term crisis became highly complex. The crisis, not entirely fueled by internal factors, was compounded by ever-tightening competition in an era of broadening globalization. These environs helped generate national problems that proved extremely difficult to resolve. One of these - not only affecting Indonesia - as touched on in the 32nd International Conference on Social Welfare in Brazil last month, was broadening social divisions between community groups. These were aggravated by inequalities in the physical development process on one hand and in community social development on the other.  Be first to comment this article | Views: 413
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