Moreover, this timely book may provide some indication of what Indonesian corporations could gain from improved corporate governance mechanisms, especially in times of crises as the one we face today. Based on the introductory overview in chapter 1 that analyzes some globally accepted good corporate governance principles, the editors and other contributors attempt to describe the reality of Indonesian business in terms of corporate governance and prescribe some possible corporate solutions arround enhanced governance for the challenges ahead. The authors apply a corporate governance fraework that emphasizes thet both formal andinformal procedure will need to be adapted to the reality on the ground. The overall tone of the book is pragmatic with a focus on case studies in Indonesia by practitioners who ran big corporations or who advise big corporations, while the overall analysis of those case remans, nonetheless, underpinned by sound academic research. We believe that this new book on some corporate governance topics in Indonesia is relevant to corporate directors, executives, Institutional Investors, lawyers, regulators who help making organizational decisions, and students and academics interested in corporate governance in Indonesia