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Faisal Basri is currently senior lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia and Chief of Advisory Board of Indonesia Research & Strategic Analysis (IRSA). His area of expertise and discipline covers Economics, Political Economy, and Economic Development. His prior engagement includes Economic Adviser to the President of Republic of Indonesia on economic affairs (2000); Head of the Department of Economics and Development Studies, Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia (1995-98); and Director of Institute for Economic and Social Research at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia (1993-1995), the Commissioner of the Supervisory Commission for Business Competition (2000-2006); Rector, Perbanas Business School (1999-2003). He was the founder of the National Mandate Party where he was served in the Party as the first Secretary General and then the Deputy Chairman responsible for research and development. He quit the Party in January 2001. He has actively been involved in several NGOs, among others is The Indonesian Movement. Faisal Basri was educated at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Indonesia where he received his BA in 1985 and graduated with an MA in economics from Vanderbilt University, USA, in 1988.

Kategori: Regional Development

  • Tekadnya Pemerataan Pembangunan, Tapi Justru Jawa Kian Mendominasi

    Pada 5 Februari 2020, Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) mengumumkan data produk domestik bruto (PDB) terbaru. Pertumbuhan ekonomi 2019 ternyata hanya mencapai 5,02 persen, lebih rendah dari target APBN 5,3 persen dan sedikit lebih rendah dari tahun lalu 5,17 persen. Karena sejauh ini jarang yang mengungkapkan pertumbuhan dalam perspektif daerah dan ketimpangan antardaerah, berikut analisis singkat…

  • Jawa Masih Kian Mendominasi

    Sekalipun perhatian pemerintah sangat besar terhadap Kawasan Timur Indonesia dan atau luar Jawa, namun kue ekonomi Jawa masih terus membengkak hingga mencapai hampir 60 persen. Pertumbuhan ekonomi Jawa selalu lebih tinggi ketimbang pertumbuhan ekonomi nasional dan dengan pola yang paling stabil di kisaran 5,5 persen hingga 5,7 persen. Sebaliknya, yang mengalami fluktuasi paling tajam adalah…

  • Pertumbuhan di Kawasan Timur Indonesia Melambat

    Pemerintah sangat gencar membangun kawasan timur Indonesia. Namun, justru laju pertumbuhan di kawasan itu mengalami perlambatan. Di semua pulau/kelompok pulau (Sulawesi, Bali dan Nusa Tenggara, serta Maluku dan Papua) pertumbuhan ekonomi menunjukkan kecenderungan menurun dalam dua tahun terakhir. Yang paling melorot adalah Bali dan Nusa Tenggara. Sementara itu, meskipun mengalami penurunan, Sulawesi masih tumbuh di…