In this informative and essential book, a team of scholars and policy experts from both Indonesia and the larger international community review political and economic developments in post-Soeharto era Indonesia. Together, they consider the kinds of structures that would foster social, economic, and environmental sustainability. The fall of Soeharto in 1998 provided the impetus for the transformation of Indonesia's political system to one that is considerably more democratic and decentralized. But what has this meant for Indonesia's natural resources? The stakes for the nation and the international community are considerable. In physical and biological resources, Indonesia is a wealthy country. It is a world leader in mineral exports, its rainforests account for more than 50 percent of the tropical forests in Southeast Asia and more than 10 percent of the world's total, it has unique and extensive biodiversity resources,
1. Overview by Budy P Resosudarmo; Part I: Recent Politics and Economy of Indonesia; 2. The Politics: Indonesia's Year of Elections and the End of the Political Transition by Edward Aspinall; 3. The Economy: High Growth Remains Elusive by Ross H. McLeod; Part II: Globalization, Decentralization and Sustainable Development; 4. Indonesia in a Changing Global Environment by Warwick J. McKibbin; 5. International Trade and the Natural Resource 'Curse' in Southeast Asia: Does China's Growth Threaten Regional Development? by Ian Coxhead; 6. Unfinished Edifice of Pandora's Box: Decentralization and Resource Management in Indonesia by James J Fox, Dedi Supriadi and Ida Aju Pradnja Resosudarmo; 7. Does Indonesia have the Balance Right in Natural Resource Revenues Sharing? by Armida S Alisjahbana; 8. Development Performance and Future Scenarios in the Context of Sustainable Utilization of Natural Resources by Iwan Jaya Azis and Emil Salim; Part III: Sectoral Challenges; 9. Oligarchy in the Timber Markets of Indonesia: From APKINDO to IBRA to the Future of the Forests by Paul K. Gellert; 10. If Only Fish Could Vote: the Enduring Challenges of Coastal and Marine Resources Management in Post-reformasi Indonesia by Ian M Dutton; 11. Petroleum Paradox: The Politics of Oil and Gas by Francisia Seda; Part IV: Illegal Extractions and Conflicts; 12. Illegal Logging in Indonesia: Myth and Reality by Krystof Obidzinski; 13. Illegal Coal Mining Business in West Sumatra: Access and Actors in the Post Suharto-Era by Erwiza Erman; 14. Local Government and Environmental Conservation in West Java by Joan Hardjono; Part V: Law And Institution; 15. New Legal Initiatives for Natural Resource Management in a Changing Indonesia: The Promise, the Fear and the Unknown by Jason M Patlis; 16. Institutional Transformation for Better Policy Implementation and Enforcement by Isna Marifa.
