Working with Nature Against Poverty Development, Resources and the Environment in Eastern Indonesia

Editor(s): Budy P. Resosudarmo Frank Jotzo

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Contributors: Budy P. Resosudarmo (editor), Frank Jotzo (editor)

Format: Paperback, 152 x 229 x 22mm , 384 pp

Publication date: 27 Dec 2009

Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

ISBN-10: 9812309594

EAN: 9789812309594

With its low incomes, lagging social indicators and widespread poverty, eastern Indonesia epitomizes the problems of development in Indonesia. The challenge is to advance the economy. But this means more intensive use of natural resources, placing pressure on the region's unique ecosystems. This book explores the trade-offs and synergies between development, social concerns and the environment in Papua, Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara. It is written by leading scholars and experts on the region. They investigate the dilemmas of fishing in eastern Indonesia's seas, the strategies and challenges for mining and forestry, and the efforts to tackle biodiversity conservation and climate change. The book lays out the challenges for development, public administration and public health in Papua. It maps Maluku's road to recovery from conflict. And it examines ways to alleviate poverty in the desperately poor province of East Nusa Tenggara. The book provides an overview of the economy of each of these provinces, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in the challenges of development and environment in eastern Indonesia.

Contents:
Working with Nature against Poverty: Development, Resources and the Environment in Eastern Indonesia Preliminary pages; 1. Development, Resources and Environment in Eastern Indonesia, by Budy P Resosudarmo Frank Jotzo; PART I: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION; 2. Papua I: Challenges of Economic Development in an Era of Political and Economic Change, by Budy P Resosudarmo Lydia Napitupulu Chris Manning Velix Wanggai; 3. Papua II: Challenges for Public Administration and Economic Policy under Special Autonomy, by Budy P Resosudarmo Chris Manning Lydia Napitupulu; 4. A Note on Socio-economic Development in Maluku, by Budy P Resosudarmo; 5. Socio-economic Conditions and Poverty Alleviation in East Nusa Tenggara, by Colin Barlow Ria Gondowarsito; PART II: NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT; 6. Balancing Biodiversity Conservation and Development in Eastern Indonesia, by Ian M Dutton Rili Djohani Setijati D Sastrapradja Karla M Dutton; 7. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Corporate Strategy at the Freeport Mine in Papua, 20012006, by Chris Ballard Glenn Banks; 8. Illegal Fishing in the Arafura Sea, by Budy P Resosudarmo Lydia Napitupulu David Campbell; 9. Searching for a Livelihood: The Dilemma of Small-boat Fishermen in Eastern Indonesia, by James J Fox Dedi Supriadi Adhuri Tom Therik Michelle Carnegie; 10. Forest Management and Conflict: The Case of the Rendani Protection Forest in Papua, by Hidayat Alhamid Peter Kanowski Chris Ballard.