Popularity Contest
Law No. 23/1999 is seen as incapable of safeguarding the election of the central bank governor. This weakness should be balanced by a public review, which would indirectly ensure the people's participation in the process.
February 18, 2003
A KIND of succession will soon take place in a small kingdom called Bank Indonesia, the nation's central bank. The succession is scheduled to take place at the latest three months from now, on May 17, 2003. The two institutions that have a role in making sure this happens, President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Indonesia's lower house of legislature, the House of Representatives (DPR), are both getting ready for the event. President Megawati has
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