Why is Indonesia underdeveloped?

Look at the map just look Many people say corruption, laziness, incompetence, lack of discipline, etc. Yes it's true. I'll have to admit to those things. read more

Many people believe corruption is a major problem why Indonesia is underdeveloped. Russia, Ukraine and Iran are some countries which people consider them as corrupt countries even more corrupt than Indonesia itself (see: Corruption Perceptions Index). read more

These are only some of the reasons why Indonesia is so underdeveloped and very little improvements have been made for the past 20 years since Suharto stepped down in 1998. The police in Indonesia are so corrupt, you can’t even rely on them for any sort of help, unless you’re lucky and you have a lot of money. read more

2,4,6, and 11 is partly true, but most of those are crude generalization and does not affect Indonesia's development except no. 2 and 11.The main reason we're still developing is bad policies and instability in the Soekarno era, heavy corruption in Soeharto's era, and 1998. read more