Prabowo’s proposed cure to ‘greednomics’ likely to falter

Abstract

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has raised concerns about economic practices in which greedy traders prioritise profit over social interests, but has not yet specified concrete measures to address these issues. Past famines and corruption scandals have proven the inefficacy of Prabowo’s proposed state control over rice distribution, yet other strategies, such as lifting restrictions on rice imports, do not align with the government’s policy rhetoric. Show more