When Indonesian President Joko Widodo decided last year to pursue outlandish plans to build a new capital city in far-flung Kalimantan, advisers shook their heads in despair. But they were not surprised.
The longer Jokowi has spent in the presidential palace, the more he has become deeply embedded in elite politics; calls for economic reform have been hamstrung by his nationalistic instincts and lack of implementation. © Reuters
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