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Academia 8 months ago

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Indonesia: Seizing the demographic bonus amid a shrinking middle class

The trending #KaburAjaDulu hashtag indicates that Indonesia needs to deploy targeted action in professional education, job creation and women's economic empowerment to counter the phenomenon of a shrinking middle class and take full advantage of its demographic dividend.

FEATURES 8 months ago

Are younger workers getting something right about work?

As micro-retirements gain traction, Gen Z and young millennials are challenging traditional ideas of ambition, success and when it’s okay to pause.

Editorial 9 months ago

Housing for whom?

What is missing from the housing agenda is the important conversation about design, access and equity.

Academia 9 months ago

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Deindustrialization anomaly and the fall of the working class

Massive labor absorption may be masking deeper structural symptoms of declining job quality and the trapping of the working class in low-value-added sectors.

Academia 9 months ago

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Increasing nontaxable income to boost middle-income spending

Economic conditions now are strikingly different from when the nontaxable income amount was determined nine years ago.

Economy 10 months ago

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RI consumers trading down as economic strain persists

Turning to cheaper products is one way for shoppers to deal with reduced spending power, but economists warn that a downtrading trend could further undermine economic growth.

Academia 10 months ago

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What Indonesian middle class politics should look like

In protests, the middle class can provide an opening for a change, but once opportunity arises, it is often not ready to claim power.

Academia 10 months ago

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Leading in the fog: What business, policy and academia must rethink

Indonesia has invested considerably in e-government and regulatory reform, but many such efforts remain trapped in single-loop logic—streamlining procedures without revisiting their purpose.