As one of the oldest and proudest of the world’s democracies, this country’s appalling downgrade is testament to one man’s work. How have centuries-old democracies become so fragile and even self-destructive? We, in Southeast Asia must learn from the fragility of these Northern Atlantic democracies. A 2018 World Bank report found that Indonesia’s Gini Index worsened from 30.0 in the 1990s to 38.1 in 2017. It may seem like a daunting task when our former colonial masters and role models have failed so miserably.

Source: The Star February 08, 2020 20:37 UTC