The National Awakening Party (PKB) has adopted \u2018Prabowonomics\u2019 as the\ntheme for its 26th anniversary, describing it as a new direction\ninspired by the spirit of President Prabowo Subianto. PKB Chairman\nMuhaimin Iskandar stated the theme represents gratitude and a serious\ncommitment to steering a new course for the nation. \u2018We are inspired by\nthe President\u2019s spirit and seriousness to continue guiding a new\neconomic direction amidst challenging geo-economic and geo-political\nconditions,\u2019 Cak Imin said.<\/p>\n
Some may question whether Prabowonomics constitutes a new economic\ntheory. The answer has been directly provided by President Prabowo\nSubianto, who stated that Prabowonomics is not a new economic school of\nthought, but rather an endeavour to return Indonesia\u2019s development\ndirection to the constitutional mandate, specifically Article 33 and\nArticle 34 of the 1945 Constitution.<\/p>\n
As is widely known, the 1945 Constitution has provided a clear\ndirection on how the national economy should be built since the nation\u2019s\nfounding. Article 33 paragraph (1) stipulates that the economy shall be\norganised as a common endeavour based on the principle of familyhood,\nmeaning economic growth must be accompanied by equity and justice.\nParagraph (2) states that production branches important to the state and\naffecting the lives of many people shall be controlled by the state.\nParagraph (3) affirms that the land, waters, and natural resources\ncontained within them shall be utilised for the greatest prosperity of\nthe people. Furthermore, paragraph (4) adds that the national economy\nmust be organised based on the principles of economic democracy,\nequitable efficiency, sustainability, self-reliance, and by maintaining\nthe balance of progress and national economic unity.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Article 34 mandates that the state is obliged to care for\nthe poor and abandoned children, develop a social security system, and\nprovide proper health services and public facilities. Thus, economic\ngrowth and social protection are not contradictory choices but two sides\nof the same constitutional mandate that must proceed in tandem.<\/p>\n
In this context, Prabowonomics is viewed as an effort to make the\nstate more tangibly present in economic development. An example is the\nFree Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme, which is not merely a social\npolicy but also an economic strategy. When millions of children gain\naccess to nutritious food, the state is investing in the quality of\nfuture human resources. Simultaneously, the large-scale demand for food\ningredients opens markets for farmers, livestock breeders, fishers,\ncooperatives, and small businesses across regions, moving the economic\nchain from villages to cities.<\/p>\n
Another example is the establishment of the Red and White Village\nCooperatives (KDMP). Historically, smallholder farmers and\nmicro-entrepreneurs have faced classic problems of financing,\ndistribution, and marketing. By strengthening village economic\ninstitutions through cooperatives, the state seeks to revive the spirit\nof mutual cooperation as intended by Article 33 paragraph (1).\nCooperatives are seen not just as business entities, but as instruments\nfor equitable welfare distribution.<\/p>\n
Similarly, the downstream processing of natural resources is a\npriority. Indonesia must no longer merely export raw materials; added\nvalue must be created domestically to generate employment, increase\nstate revenue, and strengthen national industry. This principle aligns\nwith the constitutional mandate that natural resource management must be\nfor the greatest prosperity of the people, not just short-term\nprofit.<\/p>\n
For PKB, this constitutional economy is not merely an academic\ndiscourse but a guideline for national development. The PKB faction in\nthe MPR will therefore continue to ensure that every economic policy is\ngrounded in constitutional values: justice, siding with the people,\nstrengthening national self-reliance, and ensuring the state is present\nto protect all citizens. Ultimately, Prabowonomics will be judged not by\nhow often the term is uttered, but by how much benefit is felt by the\npeople. When farmers receive fair prices, fishers gain market access,\nsmall businesses grow, children receive adequate nutrition, jobs are\ncreated, and natural resources are truly managed for the prosperity of\nall Indonesians, that is when the mandate of Articles 33 and 34 of the\n1945 Constitution truly lives in national development practice. That is\nthe essence of Prabowonomics: an economy not just for growth, but for\njustice, sovereignty, and the welfare of all Indonesian people.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowonomics-returning-to-the-constitutional-mandate-for-a-just-economy-1785768817", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }