The oil palm industry has transformed rural livelihoods and landscapes across wide swathes of Indonesia and Malaysia, generating wealth along with economic, social, and environmental controversy. Who benefits and who loses from oil palm development? Can oil palm development provide a basis for inclusive and sustainable rural development? Based on detailed studies of specific communities and plantations and an analysis of the regional political economy of oil palm, this book unpicks the dominant policy narratives, business strategies, models of land acquisition, and labour-processes. It presents the oil palm industry in Malaysia and Indonesia as a complex system in which land, labour and capital are closely interconnected. Understanding this complex is a prerequisite to developing better strategies to harness the oil palm boom for a more equitable and sustainable pattern of rural development.

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

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.

This book contains a collection of papers on various aspects of Indonesia's economic and its industrial development. It discusses the early independence period in the 1950s; the Soeharto era (1966-1998); and the ensuing two economic crises, namely the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/98 and the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.

The story of how oil--and oil money--transformed political life in two major producer-nations

“To attain energy security and the ability to supply natural gas to a domestic market with an increasing demand, infrastructure development is key.” Fanshurullah Asa, Chairman, BPH Migas The Oil & Gas Year Indonesia 2020 highlights Indonesia’s ambitious goals to ramp up exploration and production activities, advance the development of natural gas and LNG, and pioneer renewables projects – all together making the archipelago a key energy hub in Southeast Asia. “There are positive projections in Indonesia for natural gas, which will transform into the energy resource of the future.” Jamsaton Nababan, President-Director, Pertamina EP Cepu The Oil & Gas Year Indonesia 2020 paints a detailed picture of Indonesia´s energy scene under Jokowi’s renewed administration, focusing on the varied efforts the country is undertaking to enhance its oil and gas production, upgrade its refining capacity and push for an energy transition. Produced in partnership with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), this fifth edition of TOGY’s Indonesia series provides insight to investors on the government’s efforts to push the energy industry forwards, providing a clear picture of Indonesia’s opportunities at a time when gas is the new oil and Indonesia is driven by its pursuit of the energy transition.