Governorship for the Rich

The Jakarta gubernatorial election will be held in August. There is no avoiding spending lots of money, while the track record shows it is way down in the list of factors.

March 27, 2007

IF you are poor, do not think of running for the post of Governor of Jakarta. These are not empty words. If you are relying on charisma, leadership skills, vision and being free of corruption, you will lose and look foolish. If your supporters insist, take their money, collect cash from your neighbors, ask for donations on the street, sell anything and collect Rp1 billion, or, say Rp5 billion. This is still “chicken feed.” To stand a chance o

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