A broad look at the Third World and the role of foreign enterprises in the development process. It merges theory with practical examples of the interaction between multi-national enterprises and LDC governments and also analyzes developing country policies toward foreign economic presence.

Historical, political and economic context; the development of Indonesia's financial sector; the extractive sector - Indonesian government efforts to develop oil, mining and forestry industries; foreign direct investment and local ownership participation; the equity market - a study in legal and institutional infra-structural development.