Game theory suggests that the Indonesian government and the established mining companies in Indonesia will not play a zero sum game.

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Sooner or later, "independent" towns (that is, those not built by a mining or lumber company for the purpose of housing workers) got in the game.

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Support for the game in the late 19th and early 20th century grew from seaports, major transportation centers and mining operations.

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