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View all search resultsMiddle-class Indonesians in Jakarta say they are struggling to achieve financial security as the daily necessities associated with urban lifestyles press hard against their monthly income, a perception borne out by new government statistics.
The absence of specific policies to protect the middle-income group has caused the current rise in food prices to erode the purchasing power of that group, resulting in a decrease in their spending allocation for secondary and tertiary consumption.
The assumption that ideological politics is confined to voters of the higher societal classes risks marginalizing the perspectives and concerns of a significant portion of the population and further, limits the inclusiveness of political discourse.
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