Emil warns of excesses from industrialization<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Senior economist Emil Salim says Indonesia
\nshould anticipate some of the maladies found in Western society,
\nmost notably materialism, individualism, consumerism and
\nsecularism as it forges forward its industrialization program.<\/p>\n
\"We should learn from the Western experience in carrying out
\ntheir industrial revolution,\" Emil said during a seminar on
\nindustrial society yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"We have to choose between allowing the nation to develop into
\na Western-style industrial society or creating a new one which is
\nmore in accordance with Indonesian culture.<\/p>\n
Materialism, individualism, consumerism and secularism would
\ndamage the value system the nation has since long held, said
\nEmil, who served in President Soeharto's cabinets for over two
\ndecades until last year.<\/p>\n
He is now lecturing at the School of Economics of the
\nUniversity of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The seminar is the seventh and last of a series organized by
\nthe Ministry of Manpower since June. The two-day seminar is
\nscheduled to be closed today by Vice President Try Sutrisno.<\/p>\n
The industrialization process, which began in Europe in 19th
\ncentury, is now affecting countries in Asia, like Taiwan and
\nSouth Korea, Emil said in his keynote address.<\/p>\n
The kind of industrial society which Indonesia is striving
\nshould be built upon strong moral and religious values, and on
\nthe state ideology Pancasila, and not simply on economic
\nprinciples, he said.<\/p>\n
\"Moral and religious values and the communal system should be
\nencouraged to grow because they can counter the negative impacts
\nof the industrial society,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Service sector<\/p>\n
Emil said in his paper that Indonesia, in carrying out its
\nindustrialization process, should also strive to develop its
\nservices sector which is as important as the manufacturing sector
\nin terms of providing job opportunities and in generating foreign
\nexchange revenues.<\/p>\n
He cited banking and tourism as two of the most potential
\nfields in the services sector. (rms)<\/p>",
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