The Dream of High Economic Growth
The government leans on the food, social, and downstream sectors to achieve its target of 8 percent annual economic growth. Many external factors hinder progress. Some policies are counterproductive.
Ghoida Rahmah
January 20, 2025
SARI’s activities on Monday morning, January 6, 2025, were not as hectic as before. Usually, every morning, the 38-year-old woman would rush to prepare breakfast and a packed lunch for her eldest child, Aditya Ramadhan, a fourth-grader at Srondol Wetan State Elementary School in Semarang, Central Java. Now, Sari no longer needs to prepare a lunchbox because Aditya’s school receives free nutritious meals from the government.
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