Development Futures: Indonesia’s economic policies under Prabowo — new era or same path?

About this episode

The episode discusses Indonesia's economic policies under President Prabowo Subianto and evaluates whether he is fulfilling his campaign promises.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto campaigned on a promise of continuity and better economic performance. Is Prabowo living up to his campaign promises or taking the country in a new direction? The Lowy Institute's Lead Economist, Roland Rajah, speaks with Dr Eve Warburton, Director of the Australian National University's Indonesia Institute, and Indo-Pacific Development Centre Research Fellows Dr Hilman Palaon and Robert Walker to unpack what’s happening and the looming questions over policy, politics, and populism in Prabowo’s Indonesia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Roland Rajah

Guests: Dr Eve Warburton, Dr Hilman Palaon, Robert Walker

Topics covered

• Indonesia
• economic policies
• politics
• populism
• Prabowo Subianto
• development

Keywords

• Indonesia
• Prabowo Subianto
• economic policies
• politics
• populism
• Roland Rajah
• Eve Warburton

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lowy Institute, Australian National University, Indo-Pacific Development Centre

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