Prabowo’s policies won’t fix Indonesia’s problems

[serious_fun]

Another commentary which only seems to identify problems facing this country rather than offering policy alternatives.

 

[centurion]

Another commentary which only seems to identify problems facing this country rather than offering policy alternatives.

Solutions are very simple.

For starter: less corruption, easier and strramlined bureacracy, more business-friendly and foreign investment-freindy environment.

 

[Balifrog]

Solutions are very simple.

For starter: less corruption, easier and strramlined bureacracy, more business-friendly and foreign investment-freindy environment.

Easier said than done....
Remember this is a very recent democracy (1998).

From Wiki :
"The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Indonesia a "flawed democracy" in 2023.[3] According to the V-Dem Democracy indices Indonesia was 2023 the 11th most electoral democratic country in Asia.[4] Indonesia's political parties have been characterized as cartel parties with extensive power-sharing among parties and limited accountability to voters.[5][6][7]

According to the American think tank Freedom House, Indonesia fails to meet many of the civil requirements for a consolidated, or maximalist, democracy. The court system often has many instances of corruption, and there is no due process in many civil and criminal matters."

 

[centurion]

Easier said than done....
Remember this is a very recent democracy (1998).

From Wiki :
"The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Indonesia a "flawed democracy" in 2023.[3] According to the V-Dem Democracy indices Indonesia was 2023 the 11th most electoral democratic country in Asia.[4] Indonesia's political parties have been characterized as cartel parties with extensive power-sharing among parties and limited accountability to voters.[5][6][7]

According to the American think tank Freedom House, Indonesia fails to meet many of the civil requirements for a consolidated, or maximalist, democracy. The court system often has many instances of corruption, and there is no due process in many civil and criminal matters."

You asked what are the solutions.

 

[pantaiema]

Another commentary which only seems to identify problems facing this country rather than offering policy alternatives.

What need to be fixed is
First corruption, Second: corruption, Third Corruption.

The major issue is that corruption in Indonesia often involves collusion among the three branches of power in 'trias politica'. the policemen (law enforcement), the legislative members, people in the executive, and the judges in judiciary. When all of these institutions are compromised, in collusion what hope is left? It will need a shock therapy to break this. Indonesia is very rich in natural resource. If they could fix corruption the poverty will be eliminated, MBG do not need to take other budget, Indonesian people do not even need to work and there will be enough money for every household in Indonesia.

In the past, many measures have been tried, and it failed but two key actions have not yet been implemented:

The death penalty for serious corruption cases, particularly those involving amounts in the trillions of rupiah. Apart from dirty businessmen, this should also be applied to high-ranking officials in law enforcement and the justice system, such as high-ranking police, judges in Supreme Court judges. Although the death penalty is legal in Indonesia, it has never been applied in major corruption cases.

A law on asset confiscation, which would allow the government to seize assets gained through corruption.

The famous quotation from Zhu Rongji when he started declaring war on corruption in China.
'Give me 100 coffins, then I will send 99 to the corrupt and 1 to me if I am corrupt"

 

[Shadrach]

What need to be fixed is
First corruption, Second: corruption, Third Corruption.

The major issue is that corruption in Indonesia often involves collusion among the three branches of power in 'trias politica'. the policemen (law enforcement), the legislative members, people in the executive, and the judges in judiciary. When all of these institutions are compromised, in collusion what hope is left? It will need a shock therapy to break this. Indonesia is very rich in natural resource. If they could fix corruption the poverty will be eliminated, MBG do not need to take other budget, Indonesian people do not even need to work and there willbe enought money.

In the past, many measures have been tried, and it failed but two key actions have not yet been implemented:

The death penalty for serious corruption cases, particularly those involving amounts in the trillions of rupiah. Apart from dirty businessmen, this should also be applied to high-ranking officials in law enforcement and the justice system, such as high-ranking police, judges in Supreme Court judges. Although the death penalty is legal in Indonesia, it has never been applied in major corruption cases.

A law on asset confiscation, which would allow the government to seize assets gained through corruption.

The famous quotation from Zhu Rongji when he started declaring war on corruption in China.
'Give me 100 coffins, then I will send 99 to the corrupt and 1 to me if I am corrupt

Nothing New!

 

[pantaiema]

Nothing New!

Indeed, this is a well-known persistence issue. However, the solutions mentioned above have not been tried.

During the Suharto era, China and Indonesia were on a similar level in terms of corruption. But China has since progressed significantly, particularly after Zhu Rongji initiated the country’s anti-corruption campaign.

A solution to a problem doesn’t have to be new. What must be avoided is repeating the same failed approaches of the past.