The Politics and Economics of Indonesia's Natural Resources / / ed. by Budy P. Resosudarmo.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Adhuri, Dedi Supriadi,; Alisjahbana, Armida S.,; Aspinall, Edward,; Azis, Iwan J.,; Coxhead, Ian,; Dutton, Ian M.,; Erman, Erwiza,; Fox, James J.,; Gellert, Paul K.,; Hardjono, Joan,; Marifa, Isna,; McKibbin, Warwick J.,; McLeod, Ross H.,; Obidzinski, Krystof,; Patlis, Jason M.,; Resosudarmo, Budy P.,; Resosudarmo, Ida Aju Pradnja,; Salim, Emil,; Seda, Francisia S.S.E.,
• HerausgeberIn: P. Resosudarmo, Budy,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

The challenges in using and managing natural resources in Indonesia are immense. They include ensuring that resource utilisation benefits most Indonesians; optimising the rate of exploitation of mineral reserves, bearing in mind the interests of future generations; and achieving sustainable forest and maritime exploitation. Recent rapid political change under reformasi and decentralisation may seem to have provided opportunities for a long-term development path that embraces both resource sustainability and equity issues. However, they have also generated an environment of political uncertainty, weak law enforcement, increased insecurity of property rights and local conflicts. This situation, together with the post-crisis imperative of restoring socio-economic progress, has created a pressing need to address the challenges of proper utilisation and management of natural resources. This book examines these and related issues from a political, socio-economic, and environmental standpoint.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- GLOSSARY -- PREFACE: LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- PART I. Recent Political and Economic Developments -- 2. Politics: Indonesia’s Year of Elections and the End of the Political Transition -- 3. The Economy: High Growth Remains Elusive -- PART II. Globalisation, Decentralisation and Sustainable Development -- 4. Indonesia in a Changing Global Environment -- 5. International Trade and the Natural Resource ‘Curse’ in Southeast Asia: Does China’s Growth Threaten Regional Development? -- 6. Unfinished Edifice or Pandora’s Box? Decentralisation and Resource Management in Indonesia -- 7. Does Indonesia have the Balance Right in Natural Resource Revenue Sharing? -- 8. Development Performance and Future Scenarios in the Context of Sustainable Utilisation of Natural Resources -- PART III. Sectoral Challenges -- 9. Oligarchy in the Timber Markets of Indonesia: From Apkindo to IBRA to the Future of the Forests -- 10. If Only Fish Could Vote: The Enduring Challenges of Coastal and Marine Resources Management in Post-reformasi Indonesia -- 11. Petroleum Paradox: The Politics of Oil and Gas -- PART IV. Illegal Extractions and Conflicts -- 12. Illegal Logging in Indonesia: Myth and Reality -- 13. Illegal Coalmining in West Sumatra: Access and Actors in the Post-Soeharto Era -- 14. Local Government and Environmental Conservation in West Java -- PART V. Laws and Institutions -- 15. New Legal Initiatives for Natural Resource Management in a Changing Indonesia: The Promise, the Fear and the Unknown -- 16. Institutional Transformation for Better Policy Implementation and Enforcement -- REFERENCES -- INDEX