Devastation left by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu

Devastation left by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Over 65,000 homes were destroyed © Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Devastation left by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu

Several of the reforms adopted by the Indonesian government under the World Bank’s guidance have to do with the ease of obtaining building and construction permits: in some parts of the country, these can be obtained in as little as two days © Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Devastation left by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu

Indonesia has succumbed to pressure by the World Bank to deregulate the construction industry in order to ease doing business in the country © Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Devastation left by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu

The global Our Land Our Business campaign has exposed the devastating impacts of the rush by developing countries to deregulate to please the Bank © Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Devastation left by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu

A tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake slammed into Indonesia's coastline on the island of Sulawesi on the 28th of September. It destroyed or damaged over 65,000 homes and killed more than 2,000 people in Palu © Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Devastation left by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu

A new report – Indonesia: The World Bank’s Failed East Asian Miracle – released on the 2nd of October by the Oakland Institute details the impacts of World Bank-backed reforms in Indonesia © Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Devastation left by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu

Nuryani (centre) cries during a mass prayer on Talise beach in Palu. Over 2,000 people were killed by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Sulawesi on the 28th of September © Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images