Election Promises and the Exercise of Power
Tempo
April 6, 2004
POLITICS, according to Bung Karno, consists of at least two issues. The first is the seizure and organization of power (machtsvorming), while the other is its effective application and use (machtsaanwending). This theory is not difficult to understand. Public issuessuch as improving the lives of women and child workers, a more equitabl
Ignas Kleden
*Sociologist, Director, Center for East Indonesian Affairs, Jakarta