'Hattanomics' Half a Century On

One long dry season in 1963, when millions of farmers in Java were to harvest rice, President Sukarno received a letter from a retiree. To the "Honorable Sir", the retiree, a former high-ranking official, complained the life of the people was becoming increasingly tough, about the unprecedented gap between rich and poor, and of the emergence of the new capitalist elite who have no shame. In closing, the sender spoke of his own life that was beyond

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