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RE: What's Under Those Headscarves?
Thanks, Solomon. The economy here in Indonesia is pretty good - although inflation is high. The middle class is growing very fast - in fact, so fast that it's been difficult for the government to keep up with the goods and services for middle class families. What I mean is that the power grids need to be expanded because as people move up in economic capability, they're using more and more electricity to the point that we have frequent electric outages. Things like that. Thanks for your interest.
You asked about the politics - sorry, but I'm not knowledgeable enough about politics here or in my home country to discuss that.
Wow. Sounds like the country is really growing and heading in a positive direction. This might be a stereotype but I can't wait for more female heads of state especially in these super countries.
What's the cause of the rapid growth in the middle class though?
We call regular power outages load-shedding in South Africa. Maybe tat's the general global term for it. Whatever is called it is a sore thorn in the backside.
In one word - opportunity. That's why the middle class is growing and growing. The government here has been instrumental in improving the economy and creating opportunities for people. Something that might interest you - the government teams up with aid agencies to offer Indonesians the opportunity to study abroad for advanced degrees. Do those people stay in the countries they go to? That's always a risk. But Canada did a study and found that the return rate of Indonesians who studied in Canada for an advanced degree was 100%. They also found that for every dollar Canada invested in the aid program, they got a return of $4 from the Indonesians who were studying there. Maybe I should write a post about this!!
Oh my word! A government that actually does what it is meant to do. Do you have any idea of how foreign of a concept an actively positive government is in most parts of the world? This is truly amazing. I'm genuinely pleasantly shocked right now.
Those people really love their country and wish to see it thrive. I'm not surprised that 100% of them go back.
This is such an interesting topic. You should definitely write about it.