An intimate account of the emergence of capitalist relations among indigenous highlanders
in Indonesia who privatized their common land to plant a boom crop, cacao. Spurred by the …

The government is mainstreaming the strengthening of religious moderation (MB), which is
one of the national priority programs. Religious moderation is a perspective, attitude, and …

Oil palm plantations and smallholdings are expanding massively in Indonesia. Proponents
highlight the potential for job creation and poverty alleviation, but scholars are more …

Abstract Formally framed as Special Autonomy, the local governments in Papua Provinces
have since 2001 been granted substantial authorities, greater than other provinces in …

This book examines the dynamic process of political transition and indigenous (adat) revival
in newly decentralized Indonesia. The political transition in May 1998 set the stage for the …

This article examines the revival of adat (custom) in post-Suharto Indonesia, a movement
which few Indonesia-watchers predicted. Four general reasons for the rise of adat revivalism …

summary Half of Indonesia's massive population still lives on farms, and for these tens of
millions of people the revolutionary promise of land reform remains largely unfulfilled. The …

Twentieth century land reform centred on landlords, tillers, and a revolutionary or reform-
producing state. The twenty-first century version involves a wider array of actors and diverse …

When the indigenous peoples' movement emerged in the 1990s and grew stronger in the
wake of reformasi, people formally termed “backward” and “primitive” suddenly emerged as …

Domestic and international development strategies often focus on private ownership as a
crucial anchor for long-term investment; the security of property rights provides a foundation …