The Role of the Government in the Indonesian Economy: A Review of the Economic Constitution

ABSTRACT : Currently, Indonesia has been independent for seventy-six years since the proclamation ofindependence in 1945. Various development programs have been implemented, including development in theeconomy. The debate about what economic system should be implemented in Indonesia has always been a battleof ideas so far. The economic constitution is not always taken into consideration in policy making. The idea ofthe ideal role of government should be a system based on holistic, multidisciplinary, and community welfareoriented thinking. The economic system implemented in Indonesia should be based on the principle of buildingeconomic independence that is oriented towards all Indonesian people and always strives for public welfare.

KEYWORDS : the role of government, economy, economic constitution, economic system, welfare