Linda Christanty () (CFG Jakarta) Raymond Atje () (Department of Economics, Centre for Strategic and International Studies)
Abstract
This paper has, as its title suggests, discusses policy and regulatory development in the forestry sector for a period of more than 30 years. During this period the forestry sector has experienced a lot of changes. It has contributed significantly to the country’s economic development, especially during the later years prior to the crisis. At the onset of the crisis forestry-related activities, including plantations, were among the main producers of exported goods. This development was partly a result of various policies and regulations introduced during the period under consideration. Some of those policies had only short time horizons,and very often did not adhere to sound economic and environmental considerations. There has been an intense pressure on the government to improve the management of the forestry sector. It is doubtful however that there will soon be a major reform in the sector. Some of the old players are on their way out, but other interest groups that are vying to replace them. The nature of the game in the forestry sector has not changed that much over the years, i.e., it is still the one that nurtures rent seeking and predatory behavior.
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Paper provided by East Asian Bureau of Economic Research in its series Governance Working Papers with number
56.
Length: 35 pages Date of creation: Feb 2004 Date of revision: Handle: RePEc:eab:govern:56
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