The 2nd Sadli Lecture

The second annual Sadli lecture was held in cooperation with the Institute of Economic and Social Research at the University of Indonesia on April 22, 2008 and was attended by approximately 120 people. The address was delivered by Bert Hofman, World Bank Representative in the Philippines (former Chief Economist in Jakarta and Beijing), on the topic of ‘Asian Development Strategies: China and Indonesia Compared’. While focusing on the carefully planned strategy that has contributed to the Chinese miracle, Hofman paid tribute to the vision and boldness of the Indonesian technocrats, amongst them Sadli, in engineering reform. The Minister of Trade, HE Dr Mari Pangestu, former Minister Professor Subroto and Professor Jamie Mackie paid tribute to Pak Sadli who passed away in January 2008. Dr Thee Kian Wie provided some spirited comments and there was robust discussion of the paper which was also published in the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies in August 2007.