Perceptions of Indonesia's Inequality

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIDbt4ndhaM

Resumo

TLDRThis video analyzes Indonesia's economic growth and the issue of income inequality. While the country's GDP has doubled over the past 15 years, income distribution remains highly uneven. A survey showed that most Indonesians want a fairer distribution of income than currently exists, where the richest hold about 50% of the national income. High inequality is detrimental to everyone and can inhibit economic growth and spark social conflict. Respondents identified three necessary actions to address this: implementing social protection for the poorest, improving job opportunities, and fighting corruption. Most Indonesians view government intervention on this issue as urgent.

Conclusões

  • 📈 Indonesia's GDP doubled in 15 years.
  • 💔 Not everyone has benefited equally from growth.
  • ⚖️ People desire a more equitable income distribution.
  • 💰 The richest group holds 50% of national income.
  • 🌍 High inequality affects economic growth.
  • ✊ Urgent action on inequality is needed.
  • 🛡️ Social protection policies are a priority.
  • 👩‍💼 Creating better job opportunities is essential.
  • ❌ Eradicating corruption is crucial.

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    Over the past 15 years, Indonesia's GDP has doubled, raising questions about equitable wealth distribution. A survey indicated that Indonesians desire a less unequal division of income, with the richest group holding around 30% of the total income. However, they perceive the actual distribution to be even more skewed, with the richest group obtaining nearly 40%. The true inequality is higher as the wealthiest are not fully represented in survey data. When highlighting the consequences of high inequality, it can lead to economic stagnation and social unrest, affecting all citizens. To address this issue, respondents prioritized policies: implementing social protection for the poor, creating better job opportunities, and eradicating corruption. A significant majority, 88%, emphasized the urgency of government action to combat inequality.

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Vídeo de perguntas e respostas

  • What has happened to Indonesia's GDP over the past 15 years?

    Indonesia's GDP has doubled in the past 15 years.

  • Has income growth benefited all Indonesians equally?

    No, not everyone has benefited equally from the economic growth.

  • What percentage of income do Indonesians believe should go to the richest group?

    Indonesians believe the richest group should have about 30% of income.

  • What is the actual income share of the richest group in Indonesia?

    The richest group has about 50% of the nation's income.

  • What are the three policies suggested to reduce inequality?

    The policies are social protection for the poorest, creating better job opportunities, and eradicating corruption.

  • How urgent do Indonesians feel about government action on inequality?

    88% believe it is urgent or very urgent for the government to act.

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    Indonesia has gotten richer over the
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    past 15 years in that time the country's
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    gross domestic product has doubled but
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    has everyone benefited from it as much
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    as they should have some groups been
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    left behind now imagine if you took all
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    Indonesians and put them in order from
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    poorest to richest and you divided them
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    into five groups the one on the far left
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    is the poorest and the one on the far
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    right is the richest then we come back
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    to the income that Indonesia has
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    currently how do you think it should be
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    divided this is what a 2014 survey asked
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    to a nationally representative sample of
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    3,000 Indonesians the survey asked them
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    how they thought Indonesia's income
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    should be divided it turns out the
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    income distribution that Indonesians
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    want is not fully equal in this scenario
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    the richest group has 30% of all income
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    or as much income as the poorest two
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    groups this allows people to get rich by
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    working hard but the poor are still able
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    to live secure lives after that the
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    people were asked how do they think
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    Indonesia's income is actually divided
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    people think that Indonesia's income
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    distribution is not yet as equal as they
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    want in this scenario the richest group
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    has 40% of all income or as much income
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    as the poorest three groups but actually
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    the real level of income inequality in
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    Indonesia is even higher this is
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    Indonesia's income distribution as
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    measured by statistics Indonesia
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    according to the data the richest group
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    in Indonesia has half of the nation's
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    income or as much income as everybody
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    else combined and this is still not the
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    reality of the situation the actual
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    richest Indonesians are not captured in
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    the survey data so Indonesia's real
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    level of inequality is probably even
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    higher if Indonesia allows inequality to
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    remain high it is not just bad for the
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    poor but also for the entire population
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    High inequality can cause lower economic
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    growth and can incite conflict which
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    hurts everyone so what can be done about
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    this High inequality the survey
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    respondents selected three policies that
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    are the highest priority for reducing
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    inequality first social protection
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    policies that help to promote and
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    protect the poorest group groups
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    secondly creating more and better jobs
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    so that the poorest groups can earn
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    higher incomes third eradicating
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    corruption so people don't get rich
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    unfairly most importantly 88% of people
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    believe that it is urgent or even very
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    urgent for the government to take action
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    on inequality this means that Indonesia
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    wants action
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    now for
Etiquetas
  • Indonesia
  • income inequality
  • GDP
  • economic growth
  • poverty
  • social policies
  • corruption
  • job creation
  • public opinion
  • economic disparity