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Democracy and delivery: Overcoming the governance gap in Southeast Asia
A government that holds elections without governance capacity will be unable to translate political mandates into deliverable outcomes, while one with institutional capacity without democratic accountability will be exposed to elite capture.
VIDEO: Southeast Asia Oration with Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, August 2026
Sri Mulyani Indrawati, one of Indonesia’s longest-serving Ministers of Finance: ‘Governing for Growth – Democracy and Development’.
Southeast Asian nations won’t overcome the middle-income trap unless predatory elites stop undermining education and R&D
Predatory elites in many Southeast Asian nations are undermining education and R&D, which is slowing economic growth.
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