Jennie M. Xue

Paradigma baru kapitalisme dan bisnis masa depan

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oleh Jennie S. Bev

Sebagaimana Ilmu Psikologi konvensional, Ilmu Ekonomi dan Ilmu Manajemen juga berdasarkan paradigma patologi. Secara umum, paradigma patologi berbasis segala bentuk dan varian ketidaksempurnaan, ketidakberesan, ketidakmampuan, dan kekurangan. Paradigma sendiri berarti kumpulan konsep fundamental, asumsi, dan keyakinan yang menjadi dasar pemikiran dan landasan bagi pola-pola pikir. 

Gejala-gejala ekonomi yang dialami dunia berbasis kapitalisme, kini sedang menunjukkan kadaluwarsanya paradigma. Ekonomi yang berbasis ekonomi ala Adam Smith berpegang pada kasus-kasus masa pra-industrial dengan sumber daya yang masih melimpah dan bumi yang masih belum berpopulasi 6 milyar jiwa. Penguasaan alam dan sumber daya yang linear memperdalam patologi yang dialami dunia sekarang.

Sudah saatnya konsep kapitalisme diperbaharui, karena kerusakan-kerusakan permanen telah mengancam kesejahteraan dan keberadaan manusia di muka bumi.

Bridging peoples and cultures with dual citizenship

by Jennie S. Bev

Last August, Dino Patti Djalal, the Indonesian ambassador to the United States, sent an email to Indonesians living there containing an open letter and a photograph of him and his family with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. The email is part of an interesting new initiative to enable Indonesians who live abroad, in this case the US, to have dual citizenship. Currently, Indonesians are not allowed to hold two passports, and children from mixed marriages must decide by the time they are 18 whether to be Indonesian or take the citizenship of their non-Indonesian parent.

Instead of ruminating about the negative concept of “brain drain,” Djalal’s initiative would illuminate the Indonesian diaspora as an important source of skills and knowledge capital for their motherland, or “soft power” as Joseph Nye, the famed Harvard professor, might say.

It is a great idea, as this seed of discourse may eventually be considered seriously among Indonesian lawmakers and politicians and passed into law. Separately, a petition proposing dual citizenship is also currently circulating among Indonesians living abroad. The first few bricks needed to build this bridge have been laid.

Bersiap Menyambut 2015

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oleh Jennie S. Bev

Saat ini adalah waktu tepat memulai bisnis baru alias berinvestasi di Indonesia. Mengapa? ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) akan dijalankan dengan akselerasi penuh di tahun 2015. Gunakan tiga tahun ini sebagai masa inkubasi bisnis global alami. Dengan total populasi negara-negara ASEAN sebanyak 600 juta jiwa, bayangkan besarnya pasar konsumen. 

Bagi pelaku bisnis kecil dan menengah, mendengar kata “investasi” mungkin membuat bulu kuduk berdiri karena membayangkan duit triliunan dollar. Sesungguhnya, AFTA juga memberi peluang bagi pebisnis kecil dan menengah. Apalagi dengan menggunakan sarana internet yang dapat menjangkau tempat-tempat terpencil. Kunci kesuksesan tergantung dari kerjasama yang baik antara legislatif, eksekutif, sektor publik dengan swasta.

It's time to push for dual citizenship

by Jennie S. Bev

A movement among Indonesians abroad to push for dual citizenship has started. Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Dino Patti Djalal and the Indonesian consul in San Francisco, Asianto Sinambela, seem to support the idea as well.

Dino sent an e-mail to Indonesians in the United States mentioning that he supports the concept and would forward it to the government, legislators and political parties. Meanwhile, at a function in Wisma Indonesia in San Francisco on Jan. 27, Asianto said: "Dual citizenship would be beneficial for Indonesia."

I could not agree more. Citing Dino, I think citizenship is more a matter of "legal convenience" than nationalism. In this globalized era, it is preferable to think positively about dual or multiple citizenships, as they provide more advantages than disadvantages. Considering that the ASEAN Free Trade Area will be in full force in 2015, having dual citizenship will allow people to have more freedom to do business in other countries. Think about all the economic, information and technology exchanges that can take place without any barriers or boundaries.