All of this is the result and culmination of various weaknesses in state governance design and government malpractice during the Reformation period. Secondly, a governance that guarantees the upholding of the rule of law, national unity and justice (institutional-political governance). In the realm of social order, political democracy does not run parallel to economic democracy. Good state governance must be able to strike a balance between the roles of the state, market and community. As reminded by Bung Karno, "A nation that does not have steadfast conviction in its own values and strengths cannot stand as an independent nation."

Source: Daily Nation February 20, 2024 22:51 UTC