Angels and demons

Michael Buehler*

Every year, the development industry in Jakarta churns out reports about the progress of democratization in Indonesian local politics. Often these reports deal with the complexity of their topic by focusing on the behavior of individual politicians. Virtually every report picks out a few reform-minded individuals and portrays them as leaders who are responsive to citizen demands. These heroes of reform are then celebrated as pushi

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