https://www.scmp.com/rss/327763/feed Niruban Balachandran is a 2017 graduate of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Reprinted with permission from YaleGlobal Online http://yaleglobal.yale.edu en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Is Indonesia protectionist? “No,” insists President Joko Widodo, responding to a question about whether the nation is experiencing a spate of economic nationalism. Globalisation has been second nature to Indonesia for centuries. Today, Indonesia is kaleidoscopic, a sprawling, 3,000-year-old civilisation with more than 360 ethnicities, 707 languages, dozens of religions and some of the world’s most extraordinary hospitability. Perhaps this diversity and openness to trade and exchange contribute... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/asia/article/2152564/can-indonesia-balance-globalisation-economic-populism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/asia/article/2152564/can-indonesia-balance-globalisation-economic-populism?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Jun 2018 05:02:53 +0000