Sustainable Strategies to Overcome Inequality

Kompas/Totok Wijayanto

Darmin Nasution

Each regime that has ruled Indonesia has had its own style and development priorities. It should be admitted that, with all their shortcomings, the regimes have worked for the progress of the country. However, the fundamental issues of inequality and the low quality of human resources are not resolved using sustainable strategies.

Nawacita (the nine goal political agenda), as the campaign promise of President Joko Widodo, actually focuses on these two fundamental issues. However, its implementation has not been seen during the President’s two-year reign. In early 2017, during a Cabinet meeting, President Joko Widodo said the issue of equality would be the focus of government policy during 2017-2019.