Byline
Michael is a professional leader in the fields of energy investments, complex commercial deals, and sustainability with extensive international experience. His personal interests span from socio-political issues, history, and culture.
From the Archives
The Yogyakarta Memoir
By michael on 01/06/2006
In response to the recent and devastating Yogyakarta earthquake, the Indonesian Student Association in Netherlands together with elements of Indonesian communities in the Netherlands spontaneously initiated the “Solidarity Committee for Yogyakarta Earthquake.” This Committee immediately gained support from various Indonesian organizations in the Netherlands and abroad.
Category: Indonesia, Miscellaneous
Merit-based vs. Populistic Government?
A hypothesis:
A merit-based government could be perceived less successful in good times because it does not give what the people “want”, but protect their “needs”.
Whereas in times of crisis, the merit-based government is able to deliver what the people truly needs.