5. The Scent of Money

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. PREFACE vii
4. INTRODUCTION xi
5. 1. A Javanese “King” and His Cukong 1
6. 2. Roots 21
7. 3. Establishing a Foothold 41
8. 4. Crucial Links 61
9. 5. The Scent of Money 84
10. 6. “Gang of Four” 98
11. 7. A “New Life” 130
12. 8. Flour Power 164
13. 9. Cement Build-up and Bailout 184
14. 10. A Banking Behemoth 209
15. 11. Broadening the Home Base 237
16. 12. Going International 260
17. 13. Helping Hands 282
18. 14. Noodle King 292
19. 15. Dark Clouds 319
20. 16. The Sky Starts to Fall 336
21. 17. Götterdämmerung of the New Order 377
22. 18. Surviving 397
23. 19. Assets: Lost and Found 426
24. 20. Moving Ahead 449
25. 21. Twilight 489
26. 22. End of an Era 503
27. Glossary and Abbreviations 523
28. Selected Bibliography 529
29. Index 557
30. About the Authors 574