A Review Of The Indonesian Land-based Sectors With Particular Reference To Land Governance And Political Economy
Srinivas, Shivakumar et al.
Land along with the development of land-based sectors is central to any discussion of Indonesiaas chronic social, political, and economic problems. Land and factors that affect land-based sectors are central to understanding different issues. These include poverty, deforestation, environmental degradation, rapid urbanization, growing demand for land in urban and peri-urban areas, underdeveloped infrastructure, weak housing and land markets, human rights violations, and denial of access and use rights for Indigenous People (IP) and customary (adat) communities. Urban development and recent environmental programs have compelled a fresh analysis of the land sector in Indonesia, highlighting its many flaws and the need for sustainable solutions. This paper analyzes land governance in Indonesia with a special focus on tenure security and the political economy of land-based sectors by considering key factors such as dual administrative traditions in the land sector, growing demand for land, and the need for recognizing and protecting the rights of customary rights holders, smallholders, and marginal farmers. Land reforms are high on the agenda of the new government and the enactment of the proposed comprehensive land law is central to those proposed reforms. It should eliminate overlaps, contradictions, and ambiguities in existing laws, regulations, and procedures. A focus on land policy and regulatory framework in spatial planning, agriculture, and forestry, and cross-cutting policies linked to water, irrigation, energy, and mining activities are moves in the right direction. The paper offers concrete recommendations in this regard.
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2015
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