Jokowi’s Burdensome Legacy: The High Speed Train

President Jokowi’s infrastructure projects, such as the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train, are burdening the country. There will be inappropriate subsidies.

Yopie Hidayat

October 2, 2023

THE presidential election season has arrived. It is time we look at the economic problems that would be passed on to the next president. 

Let us start with infrastructure projects, which have been the main priority for President Joko Widodo. Every economist and analyst would certainly agree that prioritizing infrastructure is clearly a good strategy to boost economic growth. However, that is not enough. Beyond prioritizing, the government m

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