A series of economic policy (kebijakan ekonomi) initiatives launched by the administration of President Joko Widodo (left) and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla (right) aimed at boosting economic growth, none of which address the fundamental problems plaguing the country such as corruption, dependency on raw material exports, foreign domination of the economy, bureaucratic red tape and the bankruptcy of the political parties and legislature, appears to have had little or no effect on the daily problems facing ordinary Indonesians.
Kompas - October 24, 2015
