Covid-19 and Structural Historical Aspects of SOEs
Kompas news (07/21/2020) titled Health-Economy in One Control provides an illustration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo\'s political-economic steps without precedent in the "history" of Indonesian economic policy.
Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto (second right) speaks with National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) chief Lt. Gen. Doni Monardo (left), State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir (second left) and Deputy SOEs Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin after a meeting with President Joko Widodo on Monday (20/7/2020) at the presidential palace compound in Jakarta. The President has signed a Government Regulation (PP) on the management of COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery that regulates the establishment of the COVID-19 Management and Economic Recovery Committee.
Kompas news (07/21/2020) titled Health-Economy in One Control provides an illustration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo\'s political-economic steps without precedent in the "history" of Indonesian economic policy.
As will be reviewed, the duo between Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto and State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir assisted by Deputy Minister of SOEs Budi Sadikin reflects the "unconventional" view of the new economic policy. The Covid-19 pandemic, which also has no precedent, has indeed forced the restructuring of the authority of state economic actors.