Word: hiid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During the early '70s, the Institute was involved with urban planning in Iran The HIID staff considered the project acceptable because it did not involve "larger questions of national policy says Gordon Nevertheless...
Currently HIID is working in Indonesia a country that has been accused of human right excesses in recent years. The problem in Indonesia centers around the island province of East Timor a former Portuguese colony granted independence in 1976. Since that time the Indonesian government has tried to integrate East Timor but has met with Strong resistance...
...HIID's project in Indonesia deals primarily with fiscal reform. The Institute involved in developing a computerized system for as and budget administration and training Indonesians take over that system once it is operational in a few years...
Perkins asserts that the problem in East Timor has no direct bearing on HIID's project or vice versa. If anything he adds. "We are doing quite a bit of good there...
...Gordon believes Indonesia is a perfect ample of a pluralistic government where "really positive developments can go along with the bad." It would be very difficult, says Gordon, "to show in any way that HIID contributes to the repression in East Timor...