The Indonesian Construction Industry

This chapter describes an overview of the Indonesian construction industry. It starts with introducing a general profile of the country, its location, demography, form of state and legal system, and its economic performance. This section is then followed by an overview of the Indonesian construction industry. It describes the industry’s activities, contribution to the national’s economic growth, its stakeholders and support infrastructure, regulations and management systems, latest developments and lessons learned. The third section is a description about Indonesian construction firms, which focuses on the contractors and their business activities. The last section of this chapter links the Indonesian contractors with the background of this study, which is a review of the crises faced by the Indonesian contractors.