The Politics Of Oil In Indonesia

Author : Khong Cho Oon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1986-07-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521309011

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The Politics of Oil in Indonesia by Khong Cho Oon Pdf

This book examines the relationship between foreign companies and government within the Indonesian oil industry. It is concerned in particular to identify those factors which determine the balance between central regulation and untrammelled company activity, in order to evaluate the choices which the government has to make in the creation of its policies. Given the extent of foreign investment in the mineral extractive industries of many of the less-developed countries, such policies are of major importance. From his study of the operation of Indonesian oil contracts, Dr Khong concludes that the formal terms of an agreement may well give a misleading impression of the actual allocation of the benefits from petroleum extraction. The common perception that a basic shift in favour of host governments has occurred is shown to be largely misplaced, whatever relative advances they may have achieved.

Author : Philip Barnes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822023639479

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Indonesia, the Political Economy of Energy by Philip Barnes Pdf

This text presents an examination of the development of the energy sector in Indonesia with reference to the influence exercised on the wider economy

Author : Rector Press, Limited
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0760514453

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Indonesia Oil Industry by Rector Press, Limited Pdf

Author : Benjamin Smith
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801461866

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Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty by Benjamin Smith Pdf

That natural resources can be a curse as well as a blessing is almost a truism in political analysis. In many late-developing countries, the "resource curse" theory predicts, the exploitation of valuable resources will not result in stable, prosperous states but rather in their opposite. Petroleum deposits, for example, may generate so much income that rulers will have little need to establish efficient, tax-extracting bureaucracies, leading to shallow, poorly functioning administrations that remain at the mercy of the world market for oil. Alternatively, resources may be geographically concentrated, thereby intensifying regional, ethnic, or other divisive tensions. In Hard Times in the Land of Plenty, Benjamin Smith deciphers the paradox of the resource curse and questions its inevitability through an innovative comparison of the experiences of Iran and Indonesia. These two populous, oil-rich countries saw profoundly different changes in their fortunes in the period 1960–1980. Focusing on the roles of state actors and organized opposition in using oil revenues, Smith finds that the effects of oil wealth on politics and on regime durability vary according to the circumstances under which oil exports became a major part of a country's economy. The presence of natural resources is, he argues, a political opportunity rather than simply a structural variable. Drawing on extensive primary research in Iran and Indonesia and quantitative research on nineteen other oil-rich developing countries, Smith challenges us to reconsider resource wealth in late-developing countries, not as a simple curse or blessing, but instead as a tremendously flexible source of both political resources and potential complications.

Author : Peter Lewis
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472069804

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Growing Apart by Peter Lewis Pdf

Indonesian and Nigerian politics paralleled each other to a remarkable degree before diverging suddenly when oil money came into play. This book suggests that the explanation for this divergence is found in each country's way of confronting policy reform and developing institutions for economic growth.

Author : Peter Lewis
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472024742

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Growing Apart by Peter Lewis Pdf

"Growing Apart is an important and distinguished contribution to the literature on the political economy of development. Indonesia and Nigeria have long presented one of the most natural opportunities for comparative study. Peter Lewis, one of America's best scholars of Nigeria, has produced the definitive treatment of their divergent development paths. In the process, he tells us much theoretically about when, why, and how political institutions shape economic growth." —Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution "Growing Apart is a careful and sophisticated analysis of the political factors that have shaped the economic fortunes of Indonesia and Nigeria. Both scholars and policymakers will benefit from this book's valuable insights." —Michael L. Ross, Associate Professor of Political Science, Chair of International Development Studies, UCLA "Lewis presents an extraordinarily well-documented comparative case study of two countries with a great deal in common, and yet with remarkably different postcolonial histories. His approach is a welcome departure from currently fashionable attempts to explain development using large, multi-country databases packed with often dubious measures of various aspects of 'governance.'" —Ross H. McLeod, Editor, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies "This is a highly readable and important book. Peter Lewis provides us with both a compelling institutionalist analysis of economic development performance and a very insightful comparative account of the political economies of two highly complex developing countries, Nigeria and Indonesia. His well-informed account generates interesting findings by focusing on the ability of leaders in both countries to make credible commitments to the private sector and assemble pro-growth coalitions. This kind of cross-regional political economy is often advocated in the profession but actually quite rare because it is so hard to do well. Lewis's book will set the standard for a long time." —Nicolas van de Walle, John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, Cornell University Peter M. Lewis is Associate Professor and Director of the African Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.

Author : Athiqah Nur Alami,Ganewati Wuryandari,R.R Emilia Yustiningrum,Nanto Sriyanto
Publisher : Springer
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811044212

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Foreign Policy and Energy Security Issues in Indonesia by Athiqah Nur Alami,Ganewati Wuryandari,R.R Emilia Yustiningrum,Nanto Sriyanto Pdf

This book examines energy security as one of nontraditional issues that are strategic for Indonesia’s foreign policy. It argues that energy has not been considered as a strategic commodity in the foreign policy to support the effectiveness of Indonesia’s diplomacy at the regional and international levels. International and outward looking perspectives have not been much visible both in the policy and political realities. Since foreign policy is a reflection of domestic politics under the influence of international developments, this study focuses its analysis on the domestic and international aspects of the energy security issues.

Author : Sevinc Carlson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429726484

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Indonesia's Oil by Sevinc Carlson Pdf

Ranked twelfth in world oil production, Indonesia is already an important supplier of oil to Japan, and may become an increasingly important supplier to the United States. Sevinc Carlson presents here the first up-to-date and comprehensive study of the politics and economics of Indonesia's oil, and emphasizes the importance of oil to the country's

Author : Tania Murray Li
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9786021504796

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Social impacts of oil palm in Indonesia by Tania Murray Li Pdf

Oil palm plantations and smallholdings are expanding massively in Indonesia. Proponents highlight the potential for job creation and poverty alleviation, but scholars are more cautious, noting that social impacts of oil palm are not well understood. This report draws upon primary research in West Kalimantan to explore the gendered dynamics of oil palm among smallholders and plantation workers. It concludes that the social and economic benefits of oil palm are real, but restricted to particular social groups. Among smallholders in the research area, couples who were able to sustain diverse farming systems and add oil palm to their repertoire benefited more than transmigrants, who had to survive on limited incomes from a 2-ha plot.

Author : Andrew Rosser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136855863

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The Politics of Economic Liberalization in Indonesia by Andrew Rosser Pdf

This book examines the dynamics shaping the economic process of economic liberalisation in Indonesia since the mid-1980's. Much writing on the process of economic liberalisation in developing countries views economic liberalisation as the victory of economic rationality over political and social interests. In contrast, this book argues that economic liberalisation should not be understood in these terms, but rather in the way that political social interests shape processes of economic reform in both a positive and negative sense. Specifically, Rosser argues that economic liberalisation needs to be understood in terms of the extent to which economic crises shift the balance of power and influence within society away from coalitions opposed to reform and towards those in favour of reform. In the Indonesian context, the main coalitions that need to be examined in this respect are the politico-bureaucrats and the conglomerates who have generally opposed reform and mobile capitalists who have generally supported reform. Based on extensive original research, and providing much new material, the book considers the politics of economic policy-making in Indonesia in a range of sectors including the capital market, intellectual property law, the banking industry, and the trade and investment sectors. Analysing why the nature of economic policy in Indonesia has varied over time, this study argues that there is nothing inevitable about a transition to a fully-fledged liberal market order in Indonesia, and outlines possible future scenarios for the country's political economy.

Author : George Junus Aditjondro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058076301

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Is Oil Thicker Than Blood? by George Junus Aditjondro Pdf

Knowledge about Timor's abundant offshore and onshore oil and gas reserves was the main economic rationale for Indonesia's annexation of East Timor - and the Western nations' tacit approval of this gross violation of human rights. This book outlines Timor's oil history and its underlying role in the present Timor conflict and the U.S. oil interests in this conflict. In conclusion, the social and environmental impact of those oil and gas exploration and production activities and its implications for an independent East Timor nation-state are discussed followed by some recommendations for action.

Author : Jakob Skovgaard,Harro van Asselt,Harro Dirk Asselt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108416795

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The Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Their Reform by Jakob Skovgaard,Harro van Asselt,Harro Dirk Asselt Pdf

This comprehensive volume provides the first book-length account on the politics of fossil fuel subsidies. This title is also available as Open Access.

Author : Budy P Resosudarmo
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812303042

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The Politics and Economics of Indonesia's Natural Resources by Budy P Resosudarmo Pdf

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. 1st Reprint 2006

Author : Francisia S. S. E. Seda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Economic development
ISBN : WISC:89078140456

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Petroleum Paradox by Francisia S. S. E. Seda Pdf

Author : Robert Engler
Publisher : New York : Macmillan
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015001398927

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The Politics of Oil by Robert Engler Pdf