The analysis contained in this monograph is hardly the last word on the issue of Indonesian living standards before and after the 1997/98 upheavals. More data are coming out from the Central Bureau of Statistics as well as from other sources, which in some respects challenge the findings of this study, especially regarding employment and wage trends. In the brief concluding chapter, the authors point out that, whatever the consequences of the financial crisis, Indonesia remains a relatively poor country, and a number of health indicators are still very low by international standards. This is true for child heights and haemoglobin levels, and also for adult incidence of cardiovascular and other diseases. The authors make a plea for more regular monitoring of living standards in the Indonesian context" (South East Asia Research).