ON Friday two weeks ago, senior economist Professor Widjojo Nitisastro tele-phoned staff at his office in Jalan Veteran III, Central Jakarta. He said that he wanted the office, which he had not used for a long time, to be tidied up immediately. As from the following Monday, the father of economic development would be working out of his old office again.

His long time colleague, senior economist Emil Salim, was busy doing the same. He asked tha