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How do you move a capital city?
FromThe Inquiry
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Indonesia has announced it is thinking of building a new capital city, moving the government away from Jakarta which is overcrowded and suffering from subsidence.
Other countries, including Brazil, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tanzania have previously moved their capital cities, so just how difficult is the process, and can Indonesia learn from their mistakes?
(Photo: Jakarta's expanding skyline. Credit: Gerhard Joren/Getty Images)
Other countries, including Brazil, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tanzania have previously moved their capital cities, so just how difficult is the process, and can Indonesia learn from their mistakes?
(Photo: Jakarta's expanding skyline. Credit: Gerhard Joren/Getty Images)
Released:
May 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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