Man of Contradictions: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special: Joko Widodo and the struggle to remake Indonesia by Ben Bland
English | September 1st, 2020 | ISBN: 1760897248 | 160 pages | True EPUB | 0.47 MB
From a riverside shack to the presidential palace, Joko Widodo surged to the top of Indonesian politics on a wave of hope for change. However, six years into his presidency, the former furniture maker is struggling to deliver the reforms that Indonesia desperately needs. Despite promising to build Indonesia into an Asian powerhouse, Jokowi, as he is known, has faltered in the face of crises, from COVID-19 to an Islamist mass movement.