VARIOUS circles, including people within the President’s inner circle, have argued that many of Prabowo Subianto’s policies adapt the ideas of his father, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo. Former Finance Minister Muhammad Chatib Basri said both men believed state intervention was necessary to maintain economic stability.

Sumitro, a social democrat who embraced Keynesianism, implemented the Benteng (fortress) Program to strengthen Indones