Keeping Indonesia safe from the COVID-19 pandemic : lessons learnt from the national economic recovery programme

This book elaborates on how Indonesia handles the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent effects on the economy, political economy and social life during 2020–21. The book is written jointly by policymakers who are involved in the design of the National Economic Recovery Programme and scholars who closely monitor and evaluate the policy responses undertaken during these hard times. The book presented analyses based on studies undertaken in-house at the Ministry of Finance and in collaboration with other independent and reputable institutions. In its process of drafting, chapters in this book benefited from peer expert reviews. This book is a contribution from us as lessons learnt from encountering global pandemic impacts, for now and the future. Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Boxes, Annexes and Appendixes Acknowledgements Glossary The Contributors Foreword by the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati PART I: Health Shock 1. Keeping Indonesia Safe during the Pandemic 2020–21 2. Ensuring Indonesians Are Safe from COVID-19 PART II: Economic Shock: The Framework 3. Maintaining Macroeconomic Stability during the Pandemic 4. Financial Sector and Monetary Policy during the Pandemic 5. Financing to Save Indonesia 6. Turning Bottlenecks into Breakthroughs PART III: Revenue Shock and Response 7. Balancing the Scale: Providing Tax Incentives and Collecting Revenue PART IV: Expenditure Side (Human Capital) 8. Protecting the People 9. Kartu Prakerja: A Breakthrough for Boosting Labour Market Productivity and Social Assistance Inclusiveness 10. Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Issue Less Visited 11. COVID-19 and Education in Indonesia: When School Reopening Is Not Enough to Avert Losing a Generation 12. Towards an Inclusive Response to Combat COVID-19 Impacts on Women and People with Disabilities: Lessons from Indonesia for Peer Countries PART V: Expenditure Side (MSMEs and Corporate Sector) 13. Weathering and Recovering from the Pandemic: Lessons Learnt from MSMEs in Indonesia 14. Financial Inclusion and Economic Recovery Programme: From Limiting Factor to Opportunity 15. Corporate Sector Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic PART VI: Regional Dynamics 16. Regional Dynamics during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia PART VII: New Ways of Working 17. New Ways of Working: Bureaucracy Reforms Index