Cover up.(modernization programs in Iran Jaya province in Indonesia) From: The Economist (US) | Date: July 29, 1995 | COPYRIGHT 1995 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Indonesian government's efforts to modernize the lifestyle of the primitive tribesman in the remote province of Irian Jaya have not been entirely successful. Immigration from overcrowded areas in Indonesia is controversial, and local people feel excluded from development programs.

PRIMITIVE tribesmen wearing penis gourds do not fit comfortably into modern Indonesia. Ever since the Indonesians took control of Irian Jaya in 1963, getting the inhabitants of their remotest province ...

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