Seminar ini akan berlangsung secara hybrid dengan tuan rumah Pusat Studi Hukum dan Kebijakan (PSHK) dan ANU Indonesia Project. Presentasi didasarkan atas artikel yang akan terbit di Bulletin of Indonesia Economic Studies (BIES). Tautan ke artikel: click di sini (situs BIES)

Abstrak

This article employs official company profiles to study the nature and frequency of linkages between politicians and private business in contemporary Indonesia. We find that 45 percent of Indonesia’s parliamentarians and 65 percent of cabinet members (both 2019-2024) have direct ties to companies, thus providing further evidence of the oligarchization of Indonesia’s democracy. On the basis of this data we argue that democratic reforms have shifted the balance of power between politicians, bureaucrats and business actors. Whereas during the New Order business actors seldom directly acquired political power, Indonesia’s democratic era has led to the proliferation of politico-capitalists, a term we use to describe individuals who fuse economic and political power. We attribute the dominance of politicocapitalists to the high costs of election campaigns and the centrality of rent-rich and statedependent industries to Indonesia’s economy. We also provide illustrations of how the growing presence of politico-capitalists and the related conflict of interest problems distort policymaking in favour of business interests.

Pemateri: Iqbal Damanik (Greenpeace Indonesia), Arie Rompas (Greenpeace Indonesia), Zulfa Nadia (Greenpeace Indonesia) dan Ward Berenschot (Department of Anthropology, University of Amsterdam, bergabung secara daring)

Penanggap: Rizky Argama (PSHK)

Hari dan tanggal: Selasa, 18 Maret 2025 jam 14.45-16.30 WIB

Tempat: Puri Imperium Office Plaza, UG-11-12 Jl. Kuningan Madya Kav. 5-6 Jakarta Selatan

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