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According to a survey conducted by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) most Indonesians believe that Indonesian society is characterized by a high degree of income distribution inequality. More than 90 percent of respondents see income inequality in Indonesia, while about 40 percent of respondents believe there is no equality at all regarding income distribution in Indonesia.

This article is not very long, however, we can see a lot of the concepts studied this week within the article. It is clear that Indonesia has an independent central bank. It is also clear that some actions are being taken in order to reduce inflation and they seem to be successful as inflation has actually fallen, however, this small amount of change could be good in the long run. 

This article concerns the challenges facing the new leader of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, specifically the prospect of fiscal stimulus to the economy, the breaking down of government bureaucracy, and the supply-side reforms that may make this possible. It also discusses the personal experience Widodo has in combatting similar challenges as Jakarta Governor, and concludes that, on their own, supply-side reform will not "boost the economy in the short term, but announcing some positive reforms should encourage investors and that should help with the demand side as well."

this article shows use of instruments that are in the hands of government. government in Indonesia imposed excise on petrol which is very common example of good with inelastic price elasticity of demand. The possible reason is that petrol is essential good. moreover, they want to use money gained from higher excise to give subsidies for the poorer households.

In this article the problem about rising the fuel prices with about 33% is talked about. The reason to why the government has decided to do this is because it "will reduce the government's ballooning fuel subsidy which has been a major drain on resources". Instead, the new budget includes money to about 15 million families, most of them are poor.

This article discusses how the politician in Indonesia are raising the price of fuel at their peril. I chose this article because it discusses some of the arguments which touched in this chapter as for example price controls and subsidies.

Australia, Russia exports seen hit; Indonesia to be exempt * China thermal coal futures, China shares of top coal firms rise (Adds analyst's comments, coal futures and coal firms' shares) By Fayen Wong SHANGHAI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - China, the world's top coal importer, will levy import tariffs on the commodity after nearly a decade, in its latest bid to prop up ailing domestic miners who have been buffeted by rising costs and tumbling prices. China will levy import tariffs between 3-6 percent.

This article deals with the quota put on the big nation's extreme fishing. The problem is that the nations ignore the quota and therefore there are species that are on their way to becoming extinct.