Relearning Indonesia

In his first official visit to Indonesia as head of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz surveys development projects and gets a whiff of the countrys myriad problems.

April 11, 2006

IN all of the speeches of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, some people say, there is always at least one reference to Indonesia, particularly when citing examples on development issues. It seems his three-year stint as US Ambassador in Jakarta 20 years ago left an indelible mark on him. Wolfowitz himself has told people that Indonesia was a valuable training ground for development issues.

Wolfowitz is back again in Indonesia, this time on his

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