At a time when even some rich democracies are electing con men as their political leaders, the success of Indonesian President Joko Widodo deserves wider acclaim and appreciation. "Jokowi" is providing a model of good governance from which the rest of the world can learn. By Kishore Mahbubani
JAKARTA Bad news travels. Good news does not. When Afghanistan’s government collapsed recently, the whole world watched. But when Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country, produces the world’s most effective democratically elected leader today, President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, almost no one outside the archipelago knows the story.
JAKARTA Bad news travels. Good news does not. When Afghanistan’s government collapsed recently, the whole world watched. But when Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country, produces the world’s most effective democratically elected leader today, President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, almost no one outside the archipelago knows the story.