Entries by Henrico Saeran, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/author/henrico-saeran/

Are Indonesia’s former and future capital cities in political-economic symbiosis?

In August 2019, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo first announced his intention to relocate the Indonesian capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan. Jokowi has been busy spruiking the new capital, Nusantara, abroad. However, a lack of interest from foreign investors has forced the government to turn to domestic capital and, in particular, prominent developers invested in the speculative urban expansion of Jakarta, the current capital.

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