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Indonesia is often viewed as a country with substantial natural resources which has achieved solid economic growth since the 1960s, but which still faces serious economic challenges. In 2010, its per capita GDP was only nineteen per cent of that of the Netherlands, and twenty-two per cent of that of Japan. In recent decades, per capita GDP has fallen behind that of neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and Thailand, and behind China. In this accessible but thorough new study, Anne Booth explains the long-term factors which have influenced Indonesian economic performance, taking into account the Dutch colonial legacy and the reaction to it after the transfer of power in 1949. The first part of the book offers a chronological study of economic development from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century, while the second part explores topics including the persistence of economic nationalism and the ongoing tensions between Indonesia's diverse regions.

Indonesia is often viewed as a country with substantial natural resources which has achieved solid economic growth since the 1960s, but which still faces serious economic challenges. In 2010, its per capita GDP was only nineteen per cent of that of the Netherlands, and twenty-two per cent of that of Japan. In recent decades, per capita GDP has fallen behind that of neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and Thailand, and behind China. In this accessible but thorough new study, Anne Booth explains the long-term factors which have influenced Indonesian economic performance, taking into account the Dutch colonial legacy and the reaction to it after the transfer of power in 1949. The first part of the book offers a chronological study of economic development from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century, while the second part explores topics including the persistence of economic nationalism and the ongoing tensions between Indonesia's diverse regions.

榮獲2026年Carnegie Medal for Illustration提名肯定。出自《A Shelter for Sadness》與《The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk》創作組合，Anne Booth與David Litchfield再次攜手，以溫柔筆觸描繪一段關於分享與信任的友情。本書寫一個小女孩與小鵝彼此深愛，也最喜歡一起閱讀的日子。直到某天，女孩遇見一本不願分享的書，輕率的一句話與關上的書頁，讓兩人的距離悄悄拉開。當新書神秘消失，友情也面臨考驗。夜裡，小鵝帶著那本書離去，女孩才開始明白誠實與信任的重量。細膩的文字與帶有光影層次的畫面交織，讓情緒自然流動。本書以閱讀為線索，陪伴孩子理解心中的佔有與不安，也學會修補關係。適合作為書架上長久珍藏的溫暖繪本。NOMINATED FOR A CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION 2026.From the creative duo behind A Shelter for Sadness and The Boy , the Troll and the Chalk comes a heartwarming picture book about friendship, flying and the joy of sharing books.Once upon a time, there w as a little girl and a gosling w ho loved each other very much - and loved reading books together even more. But one day, there is a book the girl w ill not share. Before Gosling can peek inside, she slams the book shut and says: "I don't like this book. Let's play something else." W hen their new book mysteriously disappears, the girl and the gosling's friendship is put to the test. Then on

Olivia lives with her mum and grandparents. She has a relatively normal modern family. The opening of a new Army cadets unit causes turmoil both at home and at school. She wants to join, a decision h

Once there was a dream of a cloud, waiting, hiding, in a blue sky, which became a whisper of white and grew and grew . . . Everybody loves looking at the little white cloud as it makes all sorts of in