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From new order to regional autonomy: shifting dynamics of "illegal" logging in Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Title From new order to regional autonomy: shifting dynamics of "illegal" logging in Kalimantan, Indonesia
 
Creator Casson, A.
Obidzinski, K.
 
Subject illicit logging
decentralization
rural communities
 
Description In recent years there has been a tendency to view the seemingly irremediable spread of "illegal" logging in Indonesia in isolation, or as a result of disassociated and premediated criminal acts. This paper proposes a different view of the problem by discussing the changing dynamics of the "illegal" logging sector in the two districts of Berau, East Kalimantan and Kotawaringin Timur, Central Kalimantan. It suggests that illegal logging is not a simple case of criminality, but a complex economic and political system involving multiple stakeholders. Furthermore, "illegal" logging is not a stationary condition that can be effectively dealt with through coersive or repressive measures alone. Rather, it should be viewed as a dynamic and changing system deeply engrained in the realities of rural life in Indonesia. Regional autonomy has also created a supportive environment for the "illegal" logging trade and allowed it to gain resilience.
 
Date 2002
2012-06-04T09:08:39Z
2012-06-04T09:08:39Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Casson, A., Obidzinski, K. 2002. From new order to regional autonomy: shifting dynamics of "illegal" logging in Kalimantan, Indonesia . World Development 30 (12) :2133-2151. ISSN: 0305-750X.
0305-750X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18645
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/1171
 
Language en
 
Source World Development