The decentralisation of government has been a blessing to Indonesia. It has not only given people in far-flung parts a say in their affairs, but also talented individuals a chance to rise.
FIVE years ago, I re-member asking the then-political analyst Bima Arya from Indonesia what he really wanted to be. At the time, we were sitting in his swish political consultancy office in Keba-yoran Baru, surrounded by all the latest technology for monitoring, gauging and displaying political trends.
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